CVE-2018-5158

MEDIUM

Description

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1452075

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2018-06-11

Modified: 2018-10-20

Type: CWE-94

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Severity: HIGH