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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-5144

An integer overflow can occur during conversion of text to some Unicode character sets due to an unchecked length parameter.

HIGH 7.3EPSS 3.26%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.0
7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS
3.26% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190
Affected
redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · mozilla/firefox · mozilla/thunderbird
Source
security@mozilla.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.