CVE-2018-5158

Publication date 10 May 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

The PDF viewer does not sufficiently sanitize PostScript calculator functions, allowing malicious JavaScript to be injected through a crafted PDF file. This JavaScript can then be run with the permissions of the PDF viewer by its worker. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.8 and Firefox < 60.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu1
17.10 artful
Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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