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Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2018-08) - Linux

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

General

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.

Insight

Insight

CVE-2018-5146: Out of bounds memory write in libvorbis An out of bounds memory write while processing Vorbis audio data was reported through the Pwn2Own contest. CVE-2018-5147: Out of bounds memory write in libtremor The libtremor library has the same flaw as CVE-2018-5146. This library is used by Firefox in place of libvorbis on Android and ARM platforms.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Firefox version(s) below 59.0.1.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)