CVE-2018-5148
"Firefox Compositor Use-after-Free Vulnerability"
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur in the compositor during certain graphics operations when a raw pointer is used instead of a reference counted one. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.7.3 and Firefox < 59.0.2.
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 9, 2018, 2:26 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5148
vulnerability.
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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-2018-5148.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103506 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040574 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1098 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1099 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1440717 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00023.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3609-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4153 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-10/ | Vendor Advisory |
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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://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1440717 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1440717 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4153 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4153 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3609-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3609-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040574 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040574 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00023.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00023.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-10/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-10/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1099 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1099 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103506 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103506 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1098 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1098 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_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_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) 59.0.2 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 52.7.3 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-4153 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3609-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00023.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1099 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1098 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040574 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103506 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-5148 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-5148
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.46 }} 0.01%
score
0.75956
percentile