CVE-2018-5150

Description

Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 59, Firefox ESR 52.7, and Thunderbird 52.7. Some of 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 Thunderbird < 52.8, Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Firefox < 60, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.79% Top 15%
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Affected: Mozilla Thunderbird
Affected: Mozilla Thunderbird ESR
Affected: Mozilla Firefox
Affected: Mozilla Firefox ESR
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References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/ vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1388020%2C1433609%2C1409440%2C1448705%2C1451376%2C1452202%2C1444668%2C1393367%2C1411415%2C1426129 issue tracking permissions required third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3688-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5150?
CVE-2018-5150 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-5150?
To fix CVE-2018-5150, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-5150 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-5150 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-5150?
CVE-2018-5150 affects Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird ESR, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR.
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