Mozilla Firefox up to 58.x input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 58.x. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-5130. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 58.x (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

When packets with a mismatched RTP payload type are sent in WebRTC connections, in some circumstances a potentially exploitable crash is triggered. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.7 and Firefox < 59.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2018. The weakness was published 03/13/2018 by Christian Holler (Nils) with Mozilla as MFSA2018-06 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-5130 since 01/03/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108394 (Oracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2018-0527)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370821 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (mfsa2018-06 and mfsa2018-07)).

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 databases at Tenable (108394), SecurityFocus (BID 103388†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1040514†). Similar entries are available at VDB-114730, VDB-114731, VDB-114732 and VDB-114733. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 108394
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2018-0527)
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OpenVAS ID: 702986
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for firefox CESA-2018:0527 centos7
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 59

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2018-06
Researcher: Christian Holler (Nils)
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-5130 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5130
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114735

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SecurityFocus: 103388 - Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040514

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2018 10:30 AM
Updated: 11/26/2025 07:33 AM
Changes: 03/18/2018 10:30 AM (79), 02/17/2020 08:10 PM (10), 11/26/2025 07:33 AM (18)
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