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CVE-2018-5188

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.9% (pctl 90)

In your normal cycle

Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.

Description

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60, and Firefox ESR 52.8. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0)
VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS3.95% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-119
On CISA KEVno
Public exploitnone known
Published2018-10-18
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (11)

VendorProduct
canonicalubuntu linux
debiandebian linux
mozillafirefox
mozillafirefox esr
mozillathunderbird
redhatenterprise linux desktop
redhatenterprise linux server
redhatenterprise linux server aus
redhatenterprise linux server eus
redhatenterprise linux server tus
redhatenterprise linux workstation

References

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