Mozilla developers backported selected changes in the Skia library.
Mozilla developers backported selected changes in the Skia library. These changes correct memory corruption issues including invalid buffer reads and writes during graphic operations. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Thunderbird < 52.8, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.
- Published
- Jun 11, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.1% · 87th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
40
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.1%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox |
| mozilla | thunderbird | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird |
| mozilla | thunderbird esr | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server tus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
- canonical ubuntu linux16.04
- canonical ubuntu linux17.10
- canonical ubuntu linux18.04
- debian debian linux7.0
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- mozilla firefoxbefore 52.8.0
- mozilla thunderbirdbefore 52.8.0
- mozilla thunderbird esrbefore 52.8.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server6.0
- redhat enterprise linux server7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.6
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.5
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.6
- redhat enterprise linux server tus7.6
- redhat enterprise linux workstation6.0
- redhat enterprise linux workstation7.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (mozilla). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Mozilla Firefox ESR
- unspecified and later · before 52.8affected
Mozilla Thunderbird
- unspecified and later · before 52.8affected
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR
- unspecified and later · before 52.8affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | before 52.8.0esr-1 | 52.8.0esr-1 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | before 1:52.8.0-1 | 1:52.8.0-1 |
| Debian:7 | firefox-esr | before 52.8.0esr-1~deb7u1 | 52.8.0esr-1~deb7u1 |
| Debian:7 | thunderbird | before 1:52.8.0-1~deb7u1 | 1:52.8.0-1~deb7u1 |
| Debian:8 | firefox-esr | before 52.8.0esr-1~deb8u1 | 52.8.0esr-1~deb8u1 |
| Debian:8 | thunderbird | before 1:52.8.0-1~deb8u1 | 1:52.8.0-1~deb8u1 |
| Debian:9 | firefox-esr | before 52.8.0esr-1~deb9u1 | 52.8.0esr-1~deb9u1 |
| Debian:9 | thunderbird | before 1:52.8.0-1~deb9u1 | 1:52.8.0-1~deb9u1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox | before 0:52.8.0-1.el6_9 | 0:52.8.0-1.el6_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:52.8.0-1.el6_9 | 0:52.8.0-1.el6_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | thunderbird | before 0:52.8.0-2.el6_9 | 0:52.8.0-2.el6_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:52.8.0-2.el6_9 | 0:52.8.0-2.el6_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox | before 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 | 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 | 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | thunderbird | before 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 | 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 | 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | MozillaFirefox | before 52.9.0esr-3.7.12 | 52.9.0esr-3.7.12 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | MozillaFirefox | before 52.8.0esr-72.32.1 | 52.8.0esr-72.32.1 |
| SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | MozillaFirefox | before 52.8.0esr-109.31.2 | 52.8.0esr-109.31.2 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:firefox-esr | 52.8.0esr-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:thunderbird | 1:52.8.0-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox | 0:52.8.0-1.el6_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox-debuginfo | 0:52.8.0-1.el6_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird | 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird-debuginfo | 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaFirefox | 52.8.0esr-72.32.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104138
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040898
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454692
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13
- usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.