Type confusion in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-5156
Published: June 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13482
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-2018-5156
CWE-ID: CWE-843
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 vulnerability exists when capturing a media stream when the media source type is changed as the capture is occurring. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger type confusion and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5156
Update to version 61.0.