First published: Wed May 09 2018(Updated: )
A vulnerability exists in XSLT during number formatting where a negative buffer size may be allocated in some instances, leading to a buffer overflow and crash if it occurs.
Credit: security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox | <60 | 60 |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =17.10 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
Mozilla Firefox | <60.0 | |
debian/firefox | 131.0.3-1 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2018-5177 is a vulnerability in XSLT during number formatting where a negative buffer size may be allocated in some instances, leading to a buffer overflow and crash if it occurs.
Firefox < 60 is affected by CVE-2018-5177.
CVE-2018-5177 has a severity rating of 7.5 (high).
Upgrade to Firefox version 60 or higher to fix CVE-2018-5177.
You can find more information about CVE-2018-5177 at the following references: [1] [2] [3]