high8.6
CVE-2018-5129
A lack of parameter validation on IPC messages results in a potential out-of-bounds write through malformed IPC messages.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 59.0 before 52.7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Versions 6.0, 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | Versions 6.0, 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | Version 7.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | Versions 7.4, 7.5 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | Versions 6.0, 7.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 52.7.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103388
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0526
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0527
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0647
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0648
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1428947
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00029.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3545-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4139
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4155
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-07/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-09/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103388
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0526
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0527
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0647
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0648
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1428947