CVE-2018-5146
An out of bounds memory write while processing Vorbis audio data was reported through the Pwn2Own contest. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.0.1, Firefox ESR < 52.7.2, and Thunderbird < 52.7.
02 Description
An out of bounds memory write while processing Vorbis audio data was reported through the Pwn2Own contest. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.0.1, Firefox ESR < 52.7.2, and Thunderbird < 52.7.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 11.90% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-06-11 21:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 05:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-01-03
- Assigning CNA
- mozilla
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- bb825895492333f4c73cf191c43bf3f61a81bcbe9fbee49788552b99c900beea
05 Affected products
06 References
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:0549https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0549
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3604-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3604-1/
- www.debian.orgDSA-4143https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4143
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201811-13https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180326 [SECURITY] [DLA 1319-1] firefox-esr security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00022.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3545-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3545-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3599-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3599-1/
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-09/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180329 [SECURITY] [DLA 1327-1] thunderbird security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00029.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-4155https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4155
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-08/
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:0648https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0648
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:0647https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0647
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1058https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1058
- www.securitytracker.com1040544http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040544
- bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1446062
- www.securityfocus.com103432http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103432
- www.debian.orgDSA-4140https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4140
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180430 [SECURITY] [DLA 1368-1] libvorbis security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00033.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:0649https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0649
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- firefox Fixed in 59.0.1-1
- lib32-libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.6-1
- libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.6-1
- thunderbird Fixed in 52.7.0-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- firefox-esr Fixed in 52.7.2esr-1
- libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.5-4.2
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:52.7.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- firefox-esr Fixed in 52.7.2esr-1
- libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.5-4.2
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:52.7.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- firefox-esr Fixed in 52.7.2esr-1
- libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.5-4.2
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:52.7.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
- libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.2-1.3ubuntu1.2
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- libvorbis Fixed in 1.3.5-3ubuntu0.2
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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