9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2018-5091
"Firefox WebRTC DTMF Timer Use-After-Free Vulnerability"
Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur during WebRTC connections when interacting with the DTMF timers. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.6 and Firefox < 58.

INFO

Published Date :

June 11, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 9, 2018, 4:29 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5091 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
6 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-5091.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102783 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0122 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1423086 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00030.html Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4096 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4102 Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-03/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-5091 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4096 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4096 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-03/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-03/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00030.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00030.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102783 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102783 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0122 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0122 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1423086 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1423086 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4102 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4102 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 58.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 52.6.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4102 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4096 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00030.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0122 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102783 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.45 }} 0.01%

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0.75634

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