CVE-2018-5145

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: June 11, 2018 Modified: November 25, 2025
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Description

Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox ESR 52.6. These bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.7 and Thunderbird < 52.7.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103384
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0526
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0527
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0647
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0648
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1261175%2C1348955
Source: security@mozilla.org
Issue Tracking Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00010.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00029.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3545-1/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4139
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4155
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-07/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-09/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0526
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0527
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0647
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0648
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1261175%2C1348955
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00029.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3545-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4139
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4155
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-07/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-09/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.9%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

mozilla debian redhat canonical

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