UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5159

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5159

    Published: 10 May 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-5159

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5159, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5159, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3645-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3660-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5159

    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
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