Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2018-5159
An integer overflow can occur in the Skia library due to 32-bit integer use in an array without integer overflow checks, resulting in possible out-of-bounds writes. This could lead to a potentially exploitable crash triggerable by web content. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.8, Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Firefox < 60, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.210 (97.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.210 · newest: 0.210 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird Esr
- 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 7.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44759/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ (Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5159?
- CVE-2018-5159 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5159?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-5159 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.