CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 58.x (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
An integer overflow can occur during conversion of text to some Unicode character sets due to an unchecked length parameter. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.7 and Thunderbird < 52.7.
The bug was discovered 03/13/2018. The weakness was released 03/13/2018 with Mozilla as MFSA2018-06 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-5144 since 01/03/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/05/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108899 (CentOS 7 : thunderbird (CESA-2018:0648)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236690 (Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2018:0527)).
Upgrading to version 59 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (108899). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 114730, 114731, 114732 and 114733.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Integer overflowCWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 108899
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : thunderbird (CESA-2018:0648)
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OpenVAS ID: 702986
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for firefox CESA-2018:0527 centos7
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 59
Timeline
01/03/2018 🔍03/13/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA2018-06
Researcher: Root Object, Mozilla developers, community.
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-5144 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1040514
SecurityFocus: 103384 - Mozilla Firefox ESR Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2018 10:30Updated: 02/05/2021 12:07
Changes: 03/18/2018 10:30 (79), 02/17/2020 20:19 (8), 02/05/2021 12:07 (2)
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