CVE-2018-5100 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when arguments passed to the "IsPotentiallyScrollable" function are freed while still in use by scripts. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

Published: 2018-06-11

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 22.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 58

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-3544-1	Firefox vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.22039.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1417405
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/

History

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Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Mozilla Firefox

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:26:46.808Z

Reserved: 2018-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-5100

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:12.750

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:08:06.190

Link: CVE-2018-5100

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

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