A buffer overflow was found during UTF8 to Unicode string conversion within JavaScript with extremely large amounts of data. This vulnerability requires the use of a malicious or vulnerable legacy extension in order to occur. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Thunderbird < 52.8, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.
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History
25 Nov 2025, 17:50
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Mozilla firefox
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Information
Published : 2018-06-11 21:29
Updated : 2025-11-25 17:50
NVD link : CVE-2018-5178
Mitre link : CVE-2018-5178
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-5178
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server_eus
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_server_tus
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_workstation
debian
- debian_linux
mozilla
- firefox
- thunderbird
- thunderbird_esr
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
