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TI-2018-03657 Aliases CVE-2018-5090GHSA-89pp-rgcf-3584

Memory corruption in Mozilla Firefox

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 57. 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 < 58.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02269 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 58

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MozillaFirefoxbefore 5858Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 58 Fixed in 58 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 57.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 57.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 58

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Mozilla Firefox — USN-3544-1

    30 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 16 MEDIUM, 14 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2018-03671 Use after free in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 52
    • TI-2018-03669 Use after free in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 52
    • TI-2018-03664 Use after free in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 52

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5090
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-89pp-rgcf-3584

References

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources