UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5097

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5097

    Published: 23 Jan 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-5097

    Summary:

    Details: A use-after-free vulnerability can occur during XSL transformations when the source document for the transformation is manipulated by script content during the transformation. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.6, Firefox ESR < 52.6, and Firefox < 58.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5097, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3544-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3529-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5097

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    24.0+build1-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High