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CVE-2018-5159 Details

Description

An integer overflow can occur in the Skia library due to 32-bit integer use in an array without integer overflow checks, resulting in possible out-of-bounds writes. This could lead to a potentially exploitable crash triggerable by web content. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.8, Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Firefox < 60, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1441941	CVE	Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44759/	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1441941	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44759/	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 38 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-190	Integer Overflow or Wraparound	[email protected]
CWE-787	Out-of-bounds Write	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
debian debian linux	7.0 8.0 9.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux desktop	6.0 7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server	6.0 7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server aus	7.6
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server eus	7.5 7.6
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server tus	7.6
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux workstation	6.0 7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla firefox	< 52.8.0 < 60.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird	< 52.8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird esr	< 52.8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	14.04 16.04 17.10 18.04
CPE 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:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 25, 2025	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 11, 2019	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 25, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 20, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 3, 2018	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 13, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]

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