UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5158

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5158

    Published: 10 May 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-5158
    Aliases:
    USN-3645-1

    Summary:

    Details: The PDF viewer does not sufficiently sanitize PostScript calculator functions, allowing malicious JavaScript to be injected through a crafted PDF file. This JavaScript can then be run with the permissions of the PDF viewer by its worker. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.8 and Firefox < 60.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5158, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5158, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3645-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5158

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

    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