Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2018-5146
An out of bounds memory write while processing Vorbis audio data was reported through the Pwn2Own contest. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.0.1, Firefox ESR < 52.7.2, and Thunderbird < 52.7.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.119 (96.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.119 · newest: 0.119 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.4, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 7.4, 7.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0549 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3604-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4143 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00022.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3545-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3599-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-09/ (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00029.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4155 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5146?
- CVE-2018-5146 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5146?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-5146 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.