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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-5096 json

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while editing events in form elements on a page, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-16882

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while editing events in form elements on a page, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.6 and Thunderbird < 52.6.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 52.6
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 52.6
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 52.6.0esr-1
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:52.6.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5096

  • thunderbird Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5096

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  • thunderbird RHEL 6 52.6.0-1.el6_9
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 52.6.0-1.el7_4
  • firefox RHEL 6 52.6.0-1.el6_9
  • firefox RHEL 7 52.6.0-1.el7_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:0262RHSA-2018:0122

  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1 +10 more 52.6.0esr-109.13.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +3 more 52.6.0esr-72.20.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:0374-1SUSE-SU-2018:0361-1

  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.1.1-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird Package Hub 12 52.6-54.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1openSUSE-SU-2018:0256-1openSUSE-SU-2018:0257-1

  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +14 more 52.6.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-5096

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-5096 updated cvss 9.8

Mozilla: Use-after-free while editing form elements (MFSA 2018-03)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4, thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9, thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0122
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el7_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0262
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9, thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4, thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9, thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el6_9
    +3 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4, thunderbird 52.6.0-1.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.6.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 52.6.0-1.el7_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0122

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Exploit prediction

2.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Thunderbird

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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