firefox: The about:crashcontent and about:crashparent pages can be triggered by web content allowing for a non-persistent DoS attack.
Published Apr 26, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.01%
Description
The about:crashcontent and about:crashparent pages can be triggered by web content. These pages are used to crash the loaded page or the browser for test purposes. This issue allows for a non-persistent denial of service (DOS) attack by a malicious site which links to these pages. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<64
- Version
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
firefox
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This vulnerability did not affect the Firefox 60 ESR stream.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01013) | 61.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01013) | 61.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 39.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 39.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 37.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00826) | 22.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00826) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18510 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1507702 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1704188 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18510
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18510
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/#CVE-2018-18510
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18510 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1507702 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1704188 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18510 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18510 | ||
| https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/#CVE-2018-18510 | ||
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
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