CVE-2018-5144

Summary

CVECVE-2018-5144
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-03-08 14:21:00 UTC
DescriptionAn integer overflow can occur during conversion of text to some Unicode character sets due to an unchecked length parameter. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.7 and Thunderbird < 52.7.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4139-1 firefox-esr DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof URLs, Bypass Security Restrictions, Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4155-1 thunderbird DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Firefox ESR Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1327-1] thunderbird security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
1440926 - (CVE-2018-5144) Overflow in nsUnicodeToBIG5::GetMaxLength can create memory-safety bugs in callers CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 52.7 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-13) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1308-1] firefox-esr security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 52.7 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-01) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
USN-3545-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710279 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-01)
  • 710285 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-13)
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