CVE-2018-12383

If a user saved passwords before Firefox 58 and then later set a master password, an unencrypted copy of these passwords is still accessible. This is because the older stored password file was not deleted when the data was copied to a new format starting in Firefox 58. The new master password is added only on the new file. This could allow the exposure of stored password data outside of user expectations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 62, Firefox ESR < 60.2.1, and Thunderbird < 60.2.1.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105276 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041701 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2834 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2835 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1475775 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3761-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3793-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4304 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327 Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-20/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-23/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-25/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105276 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041610 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041701 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2834 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2835 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3403 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3458 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1475775 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3761-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3793-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4304 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4327 Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-20/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-23/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-25/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2018-10-18 13:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:45


NVD link : CVE-2018-12383

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12383

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-12383


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_workstation
  • enterprise_linux_server_aus
  • enterprise_linux_server_eus
  • enterprise_linux_desktop
  • enterprise_linux_server
  • enterprise_linux_server_tus

mozilla

  • firefox
  • thunderbird
  • firefox_esr

debian

  • debian_linux

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-522

Insufficiently Protected Credentials