CVE-2018-5154

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while enumerating attributes during SVG animations with clip paths. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. 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://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1443092 third party advisory issue tracking permissions required
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 third party advisory vdb entry
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://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 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5154?
CVE-2018-5154 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-5154?
To fix CVE-2018-5154, 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-2018-5154 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-5154 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-2018-5154?
CVE-2018-5154 affects Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird ESR, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR.
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