CVE-2018-5158

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

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/

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3