critical
9.8
CWE
416
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2018-5154: Use After Free

First published: Wed May 09 2018(Updated: )

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while enumerating attributes during SVG animations with clip paths. This results in a potentially exploitable crash.

Credit: security@mozilla.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/firefox
131.0.3-1
debian/firefox-esr
115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1
128.3.1esr-1~deb11u1
115.14.0esr-1~deb12u1
128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1
128.3.1esr-2
debian/thunderbird
1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1
1:115.16.0esr-1~deb11u1
1:115.12.0-1~deb12u1
1:115.16.0esr-1~deb12u1
1:128.2.0esr-1
1:128.3.0esr-1
Debian=7.0
Debian=8.0
Debian=9.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
Firefox<60.0
Firefox ESR<52.8.0
Thunderbird<52.8.0
Mozilla Thunderbird<52.8.0
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=16.04
Ubuntu=17.10
Ubuntu=18.04
Thunderbird<52.8
52.8
Firefox<60
60
Firefox ESR<52.8
52.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2018-5154?

    CVE-2018-5154 is a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs while enumerating attributes during SVG animations with clip paths.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2018-5154?

    CVE-2018-5154 affects Thunderbird < 52.8, Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Firefox < 60, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.

  • How severe is CVE-2018-5154?

    CVE-2018-5154 has a severity rating of 9.8 (critical).

  • How do I fix CVE-2018-5154?

    To fix CVE-2018-5154, update Thunderbird to version 52.8 or later, or update Firefox to version 60 or later.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-5154?

    You can find more information about CVE-2018-5154 at the following references: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1443092](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1443092), [https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/](https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/), [https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/](https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/).

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