CVE-2018-12367
Publication date 27 June 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
In the previous mitigations for Spectre, the resolution or precision of various methods was reduced to counteract the ability to measure precise time intervals. In that work PerformanceNavigationTiming was not adjusted but it was found that it could be used as a precision timer. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Firefox ESR < 60.1, and Firefox < 61.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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firefox | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
|
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
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Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 4.3 · Medium |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3705-1
- Firefox vulnerabilities
- 5 July 2018