Vulnerability Description
Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 58 and Firefox ESR 52.6. 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 < 52.7, Firefox ESR < 52.7, and Firefox < 59.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 52.7.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 52.7.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103388Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0526Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0527Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0647Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0648Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1416529%2C1434580%2C1434384%2C14Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00010.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00029.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3545-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3688-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4139Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-5125?
CVE-2018-5125 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 58 and Firefox ESR 52.6. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploite...
How severe is CVE-2018-5125?
CVE-2018-5125 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2018-5125?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Debian Debian Linux.