CVE-2018-5180
Publication date 11 May 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur during WebGL operations. While this results in a potentially exploitable crash, the vulnerability is limited because the memory is freed and reused in a brief window of time during the freeing of the same callstack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| firefox | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu1
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.5 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3645-1
- Firefox vulnerabilities
- 11 May 2018