UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5124

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5124
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5124.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5124
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2018-01-30T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-22T11:56:57.241462Z
Severity
  • 6.1 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - high
Summary
[none]
Details

Unsanitized output in the browser UI leaves HTML tags in place and can result in arbitrary code execution in Firefox before version 58.0.1.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

24.*
24.0+build1-0ubuntu1
25.*
25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
28.*
28.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu2
28.0+build1-0ubuntu1
28.0+build2-0ubuntu1
28.0+build2-0ubuntu2
29.*
29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
30.*
30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
31.*
31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
32.*
32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
32.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
33.*
33.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
34.*
34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
35.*
35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
35.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
36.*
36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.*
37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
38.*
38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
39.*
39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
40.*
40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
41.*
41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
41.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
42.*
42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
43.*
43.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
44.*
44.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
45.*
45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
46.*
46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
47.*
47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
48.*
48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
49.*
49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
50.*
50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
51.*
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
52.*
52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
53.*
53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
54.*
54.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
55.*
55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
56.*
56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
57.*
57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5
57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
57.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
57.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
58.*
58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5124.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

41.*
41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1
42.*
42.0+build2-0ubuntu1
44.*
44.0+build3-0ubuntu2
44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1
45.*
45.0+build2-0ubuntu1
45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1
46.*
46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
47.*
47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
48.*
48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
49.*
49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
50.*
50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
51.*
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
52.*
52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
53.*
53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
54.*
54.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
55.*
55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
56.*
56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
57.*
57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.6
57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
57.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
57.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
58.*
58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5124.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1

Affected versions

56.*
56.0+build6-0ubuntu1
57.*
57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5124.json"