CVE-2018-5129

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    CVE-2018-5129

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A lack of parameter validation on IPC messages results in a potential out-of-bounds write through malformed IPC messages. This can potentially allow for sandbox escape through memory corruption in the parent process. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.7, Firefox ESR < 52.7, and Firefox < 59.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103388, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0527, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0647, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00010.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00029.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3545-1/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4139, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-09/, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0526, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4155, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-07/, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0648, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1428947

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