Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-5186 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
mozilla
canonical
CWE-119
critical
nessus
NVD
Published: 2018-10-18
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 60. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 61.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mozilla
575
OS
Canonical
4

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_61_0_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 61. It is, therefore, affected by multiple critical and high severity vulnerabilities.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id110811
    published2018-06-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110811
    titleMozilla Firefox < 61 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(110811);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/04");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2018-5156",
    "CVE-2018-5186",
    "CVE-2018-5187",
    "CVE-2018-5188",
    "CVE-2018-12358",
    "CVE-2018-12359",
    "CVE-2018-12360",
    "CVE-2018-12361",
    "CVE-2018-12362",
    "CVE-2018-12363",
    "CVE-2018-12364",
    "CVE-2018-12365",
    "CVE-2018-12366",
    "CVE-2018-12367",
    "CVE-2018-12368",
    "CVE-2018-12369",
    "CVE-2018-12370",
    "CVE-2018-12371"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(
    104246,
    104555,
    104556,
    104557,
    104558,
    104560,
    104561,
    104562
  );
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2018-15");

  script_name(english:"Mozilla Firefox < 61 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Firefox.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by
    multiple critical and high severity vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows
    host is prior to 61. It is, therefore, affected by multiple critical
    and high severity vulnerabilities.");
  # https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?cf08db1a");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 61.0.0 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-12368");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/06/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/06/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/06/29");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("mozilla_org_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Mozilla/Firefox/Version");

  exit(0);
}

include("mozilla_version.inc");

port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
if (!port) port = 445;

installs = get_kb_list("SMB/Mozilla/Firefox/*");
if (isnull(installs)) audit(AUDIT_NOT_INST, "Firefox");

mozilla_check_version(installs:installs, product:'firefox', esr:FALSE, fix:'61.0.0', severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201810-01.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201810-01 (Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web page, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to perform Man-in-the-Middle attacks, obtain sensitive information, spoof the address bar, conduct clickjacking attacks, bypass security restrictions and protection mechanisms, or have other unspecified impact. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id117894
    published2018-10-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/117894
    titleGLSA-201810-01 : Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3705-1.NASL
    descriptionMultiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, read uninitialized memory, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CORS restrictions, bypass CSRF protections, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5156, CVE-2018-5186, CVE-2018-5187, CVE-2018-5188, CVE-2018-12358, CVE-2018-12359, CVE-2018-12360, CVE-2018-12361, CVE-2018-12362, CVE-2018-12363, CVE-2018-12364, CVE-2018-12365, CVE-2018-12366, CVE-2018-12367, CVE-2018-12370, CVE-2018-12371) A security issue was discovered with WebExtensions. If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain full browser permissions. (CVE-2018-12369). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id110942
    published2018-07-06
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110942
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 / 18.04 LTS : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3705-1)
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_CD81806C26E74D4A842502724A2F48AF.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Foundation reports : CVE-2018-12359: Buffer overflow using computed size of canvas element CVE-2018-12360: Use-after-free when using focus() CVE-2018-12361: Integer overflow in SwizzleData CVE-2018-12358: Same-origin bypass using service worker and redirection CVE-2018-12362: Integer overflow in SSSE3 scaler CVE-2018-5156: Media recorder segmentation fault when track type is changed during capture CVE-2018-12363: Use-after-free when appending DOM nodes CVE-2018-12364: CSRF attacks through 307 redirects and NPAPI plugins CVE-2018-12365: Compromised IPC child process can list local filenames CVE-2018-12371: Integer overflow in Skia library during edge builder allocation CVE-2018-12366: Invalid data handling during QCMS transformations CVE-2018-12367: Timing attack mitigation of PerformanceNavigationTiming CVE-2018-12368: No warning when opening executable SettingContent-ms files CVE-2018-12369: WebExtension security permission checks bypassed by embedded experiments CVE-2018-12370: SameSite cookie protections bypassed when exiting Reader View CVE-2018-5186: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 61 CVE-2018-5187: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60 and Firefox ESR 60.1 CVE-2018-5188: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60.1, and Firefox ESR 52.9
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id110700
    published2018-06-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110700
    titleFreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (cd81806c-26e7-4d4a-8425-02724a2f48af)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOS_FIREFOX_61_0_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 61. It is, therefore, affected by multiple critical and high severity vulnerabilities.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id110806
    published2018-06-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110806
    titleMozilla Firefox < 61 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities (macOS)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3705-2.NASL
    descriptionUSN-3705-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. This update fixes the problems. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details : Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, read uninitialized memory, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CORS restrictions, bypass CSRF protections, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5156, CVE-2018-5186, CVE-2018-5187, CVE-2018-5188, CVE-2018-12358, CVE-2018-12359, CVE-2018-12360, CVE-2018-12361, CVE-2018-12362, CVE-2018-12363, CVE-2018-12364, CVE-2018-12365, CVE-2018-12366, CVE-2018-12367, CVE-2018-12370, CVE-2018-12371) A security issue was discovered with WebExtensions. If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain full browser permissions. (CVE-2018-12369). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id111005
    published2018-07-11
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/111005
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 / 18.04 LTS : firefox regressions (USN-3705-2)

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