VDB-117589 · CVE-2018-5154 · MFSA 2018-11

Mozilla Firefox up to 59.0.3 SVG Animation use after free

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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 59.0.3 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component SVG Animation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/09/2018. The weakness was shared 05/09/2018 by Ronald Crane (Alex) with Dell as MFSA 2018-11 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-5154 since 01/03/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/11/2023).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110109 (Oracle Linux 6 : thunderbird (ELSA-2018-1726)), 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 351295 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for thunderbird: ALAS2-2018-1032).

Upgrading to version 60.0 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 (110109). The entries 117590, 117591, 117592 and 117593 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

Firefox

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 110109
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : thunderbird (ELSA-2018-1726)
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OpenVAS ID: 61602
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1376-1] firefox-esr security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 60.0

Timelineinfo

01/03/2018 🔍
05/09/2018 +126 days 🔍
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05/25/2018 +14 days 🔍
06/11/2018 +16 days 🔍
03/11/2023 +1734 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2018-11
Researcher: Ronald Crane (Alex)
Organization: Dell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-5154 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1040896
SecurityFocus: 104136 - Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2018 10:45 AM
Updated: 03/11/2023 02:57 PM
Changes: 05/11/2018 10:45 AM (78), 02/04/2020 10:32 AM (11), 03/11/2023 02:57 PM (4)
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