CVE-2018-5129

HIGH

Redhat Enterprise Linux Server < 59.0 - Out-of-Bounds Write

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (18)

Core 18
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4139
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103388
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0527
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3545-1/
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00010.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-09/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-07/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0526
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00029.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4155
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0648
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0647
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1428947

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0233
EPSS Percentile 85.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (17)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 17.10
debian/debian_linux 7.0
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
mozilla/firefox < 59.0
mozilla/thunderbird < 52.7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
... and 7 more
Published Jun 11, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026