Vulnerability Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 60. 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 Firefox < 61.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 61.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104557Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1464872%2C1463329%2C1419373%2C14ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104557Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1464872%2C1463329%2C1419373%2C14ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-5186?
CVE-2018-5186 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 60. 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. Th...
How severe is CVE-2018-5186?
CVE-2018-5186 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-2018-5186?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.