Vulnerability 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.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 52.7.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 52.7.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103384Third 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=1261175%2C1348955Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- 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/201811-13Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3545-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4139Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4155Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-07/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-09/Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-5145?
CVE-2018-5145 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). 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...
How severe is CVE-2018-5145?
CVE-2018-5145 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.
Is there a patch for CVE-2018-5145?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Debian Debian Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus.