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8.6high

CVE-2018-5129

A lack of parameter validation on IPC messages results in a potential out-of-bounds write through malformed IPC messages.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.6
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.0%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

A lack of parameter validation on IPC messages results in a potential out-of-bounds write through malformed IPC messages. This can potentially allow for sandbox escape through memory corruption in the parent process. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.7, Firefox ESR < 52.7, and Firefox < 59.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.6CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness

References

  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4139 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201810-01 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/103388 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201811-13 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0527 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3545-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00010.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2018-09/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2018-07/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0526 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00029.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4155 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0648 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0647 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1040514 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3596-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1428947 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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