CVE-2018-5129

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

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-09/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-07/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4155

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4139

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3545-1/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00029.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00010.html

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1428947

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0648

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0647

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0527

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0526

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103388

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3