PT-2017-4041 · Mozilla+2 · Firefox+2

Nils · Published 2017-11-15 · Updated 2024-12-12 · CVE-2018-5100

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Firefox versions prior to 58

Description A use-after-free issue can occur when arguments passed to the IsPotentiallyScrollable function are freed while still in use by scripts, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This issue may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For versions prior to 58, update to version 58 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the IsPotentiallyScrollable function until a patch is available.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-1178

ALT-PU-2018-1854

BDU:2021-00391

CVE-2018-5100

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1

USN-3544-1

USN-3544-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Firefox

Ubuntu

References · 1911

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5102 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5093 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5094 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5100 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5106 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5092 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5117 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5108 · Vendor Advisory
• https://mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5100 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5111 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3544-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1212483 · Vendor Advisory