CVE-2018-5186
Firefox Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 60. 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 Firefox < 61.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 18, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 6, 2018, 6:13 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2018-5186.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104557 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1464872%2C1463329%2C1419373%2C1412882%2C1413033%2C1444673%2C1454448%2C1453505%2C1438671 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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CVE-2018-5186 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-5186 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 06, 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 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104557 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104557 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1464872%2C1463329%2C1419373%2C1412882%2C1413033%2C1444673%2C1454448%2C1453505%2C1438671 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1464872%2C1463329%2C1419373%2C1412882%2C1413033%2C1444673%2C1454448%2C1453505%2C1438671 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 61.0 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 20, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104557 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-5186 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-5186
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.66 }} -0.10%
score
0.87301
percentile