#VU10968 Out-of-bounds write in Firefox ESR - CVE-2018-5129
Published: March 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10968
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2018-5129
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Firefox ESR
Firefox ESR
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
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 supply specially crafted malformed IPC messages, trigger out-of-bounds write, escape sandbox 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 supply specially crafted malformed IPC messages, trigger out-of-bounds write, escape sandbox and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Update to version ESR 52.7.