CVE-2018-5129
Publication date 14 March 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| firefox | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
|
| thunderbird | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.6 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3545-1
- Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- 29 March 2018
- USN-3596-1
- Firefox vulnerabilities
- 14 March 2018