CVE-2018-5156: Input Validation
First published: Tue Jun 26 2018(Updated: )
A vulnerability can occur when capturing a media stream when the media source type is changed as the capture is occuring. This can result in stream data being cast to the wrong type causing a potentially exploitable crash.
Credit: security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Thunderbird | <60 | 60 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR | <52.9 | 52.9 |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR | <60.1 | 60.1 |
| Mozilla Firefox | <61 | 61 |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =6.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server | =6.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus | =7.6 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus | =7.5 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus | =7.6 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus | =7.6 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =6.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =7.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =17.10 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
| Mozilla Firefox | <61.0 | |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR | <52.9.0 | |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR | >=52.9.1<60.1.0 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | <60.0 | |
| Mozilla Firefox | >=52.9.1<60.1.0 | |
| debian/firefox | 133.0.3-1 | |
| debian/firefox-esr | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 128.5.0esr-1~deb11u1 128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1 128.5.0esr-1~deb12u1 128.5.0esr-1 128.5.1esr-1 | |
| debian/thunderbird | 1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1 1:128.5.0esr-1~deb11u1 1:115.16.0esr-1~deb12u1 1:128.5.0esr-1~deb12u1 1:128.5.0esr-1 1:128.5.2esr-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1453127
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-17/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00014.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4235
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4295
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2112
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2113
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104560
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-5156
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/#CVE-2018-5156
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595037
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-17/
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5156
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5156
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5156
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5156
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/#CVE-2018-5156
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-17/#CVE-2018-5156
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/#CVE-2018-5156
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/#CVE-2018-12371
Parent vulnerabilities
(Appears in the following advisories)
Peer vulnerabilities
(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
- collector/mozilla-advisory
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- collector/redhat-bugzilla
- source/Red Hat
- alias/CVE-2018-5156
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- source/Mozilla
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- agent/description
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/author
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-cve
- agent/references
- agent/event
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/trending
- vendor/mozilla
- canonical/mozilla thunderbird
- canonical/mozilla firefox esr
- canonical/mozilla firefox
- vendor/redhat
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux desktop
- version/redhat enterprise linux desktop/6.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux desktop/7.0
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux server
- version/redhat enterprise linux server/6.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux server/7.0
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux server aus
- version/redhat enterprise linux server aus/7.6
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux server eus
- version/redhat enterprise linux server eus/7.5
- version/redhat enterprise linux server eus/7.6
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux server tus
- version/redhat enterprise linux server tus/7.6
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux workstation
- version/redhat enterprise linux workstation/6.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux workstation/7.0
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian debian linux
- version/debian debian linux/8.0
- version/debian debian linux/9.0
- vendor/canonical
- canonical/canonical ubuntu linux
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/14.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/16.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/17.10
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/18.04
- version/mozilla firefox esr/52.9.1
- version/mozilla firefox/52.9.1
- package-manager/debian