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CVE-2018-5150 json

Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 59, Firefox ESR 52.7, and Thunderbird 52.7.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-16936

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 59, Firefox ESR 52.7, and Thunderbird 52.7. 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 Thunderbird < 52.8, Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Firefox < 60, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Thunderbird 52.8
  • Mozilla Thunderbird ESR 52.8
  • Mozilla Firefox 60
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 52.8
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 52.8.0esr-1
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:52.8.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5150

  • firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 60.0+build2-0ubuntu1
  • mozjs52 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 52.8.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:52.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:52.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:52.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5150

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  • thunderbird RHEL 6 52.8.0-2.el6_9
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 52.8.0-1.el7_5
  • firefox RHEL 6 52.8.0-1.el6_9
  • firefox RHEL 7 52.8.0-1.el7_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:1726RHSA-2018:1725RHSA-2018:1414RHSA-2018:1415

  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +17 more 68.2.0-109.95.2
  • MozillaFirefox SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP2-BCL, SLED 12 SP3 +9 more 52.8.0esr-109.31.2
  • MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 52.9.0esr-3.7.12
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +3 more 52.8.0esr-72.32.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:2872-1SUSE-SU-2018:1334-2SUSE-SU-2018:2298-1SUSE-SU-2018:1334-1SUSE-SU-2018:1319-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.1.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1

  • firefox Arch Linux 60.0-1
  • thunderbird Arch Linux 52.8.0-1

arch linux advisories AVG-693AVG-707

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-5150 updated cvss 9.8

Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60 and Firefox ESR 52.8

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 52.8.0-1.el7_5, thunderbird 52.8.0-1.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 52.8.0-1.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1415
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 52.8.0-1.el6_9, thunderbird 52.8.0-2.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.8.0-1.el6_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1414
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) firefox 52.8.0-1.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 52.8.0-1.el7_5, thunderbird 52.8.0-1.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1415
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.8.0-1.el6_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 52.8.0-1.el6_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1414
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 52.8.0-1.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1415
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.8.0-1.el6_9, thunderbird 52.8.0-2.el6_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1414
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 52.8.0-1.el7_5, thunderbird 52.8.0-1.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1415
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 52.8.0-1.el6_9, thunderbird 52.8.0-2.el6_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1414
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 52.8.0-1.el7_5, thunderbird 52.8.0-1.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1415
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 52.8.0-1.el6_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1414
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 52.8.0-1.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1415
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 firefox, thunderbird
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% 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 Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Thunderbird ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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