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CVE-2018-5146

This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.0.1, Firefox ESR < 52.7.2, and Thunderbird < 52.7.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 11.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.9%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

An out of bounds memory write while processing Vorbis audio data was reported through the Pwn2Own contest. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.0.1, Firefox ESR < 52.7.2, and Thunderbird < 52.7.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
11.91% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · 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.