Memory corruption in Firefox ESR - CVE-2018-5145
Published: March 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10973
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-2018-5145
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 boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5145
Update to version ESR 52.7.