CVE-2018-5103 Use after free in Firefox
A use-after-free flaw in mouse event handling allows attackers to cause a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code in Firefox and Thunderbird.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-5103?
CVE-2018-5103 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur during mouse event handling due to issues with multiprocess support. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.6, Firefox ESR < 52.6, and Firefox < 58.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5103?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5103?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2018-5103 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5103 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as CVE-2018-5013, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5103, GHSA-7g3w-5rw4-vxrr, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5103.