CVE-2018-5188

Description

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60, and Firefox ESR 52.8. 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 < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.68% Top 20%
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Affected: Mozilla Thunderbird
Affected: Mozilla Firefox ESR
Affected: Mozilla Firefox
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References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104555 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2112 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3749-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-18/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2113 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1456189%2C1456975%2C1465898%2C1392739%2C1451297%2C1464063%2C1437842%2C1442722%2C1452576%2C1450688%2C1458264%2C1458270%2C1465108%2C1464829%2C1464079%2C1463494%2C1458048 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4244 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2252 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-17/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00013.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2251 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3714-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00014.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5188?
CVE-2018-5188 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-5188?
To fix CVE-2018-5188, 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-2018-5188 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-5188 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-5188?
CVE-2018-5188 affects Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Firefox.
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