Memory corruption in Firefox ESR - CVE-2018-5130
Published: March 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10969
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5130
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Firefox ESR
Firefox ESR
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a lack of parameter validation on IPC messages. A remote attacker can send packets with a mismatched RTP payload type in WebRTC connections, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to a lack of parameter validation on IPC messages. A remote attacker can send packets with a mismatched RTP payload type in WebRTC connections, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5130
Update to version ESR 52.7.