Heap-use-after-free error in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-5180
Published: May 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12532
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5180
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to heap-used-after-free error during WebGL operations. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, cause the memory to be freed and reused in a brief window of time during the freeing of the same callstack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability result may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to heap-used-after-free error during WebGL operations. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, cause the memory to be freed and reused in a brief window of time during the freeing of the same callstack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability result may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5180
Update to version 60.0.