CVE-2018-5178
Mozilla: Buffer overflow during UTF-8 to Unicode string conversion through legacy extension
Severity Score
8.1
*CVSS v3
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*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
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Descriptions
A buffer overflow was found during UTF8 to Unicode string conversion within JavaScript with extremely large amounts of data. This vulnerability requires the use of a malicious or vulnerable legacy extension in order to occur. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Thunderbird < 52.8, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.
Se ha encontrado un desbordamiento de búfer durante la conversión de cadenas UTF8 a Unicode dentro de JavaScript con cantidades de datos extremadamente grandes. Esta vulnerabilidad requiere el uso de una extensión heredada maliciosa o vulnerable para que se produzca. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a las versiones anteriores a la 52.8 de Thunderbird ESR, las versiones anteriores a la 52.8 de Thunderbird y las versiones anteriores a la 52.8 de Firefox ESR.
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Timeline
- 2018-01-03 CVE Reserved
- 2018-05-11 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-14 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CAPEC
References (17)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104138 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040898 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414 | 2019-03-11 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415 | 2019-03-11 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725 | 2019-03-11 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726 | 2019-03-11 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 | 2019-03-11 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 | 2019-03-11 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1 | 2019-03-11 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199 | 2019-03-11 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209 | 2019-03-11 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12 | 2019-03-11 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13 | 2019-03-11 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5178 | 2018-05-24 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576278 | 2018-05-24 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 52.8.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 52.8.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 52.8.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 52.8.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird Esr" | < 52.8.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird Esr" and version " < 52.8.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 17.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "17.10" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.5" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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