CVE-2018-5148

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur in the compositor during certain graphics operations when a raw pointer is used instead of a reference counted one. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.7.3 and Firefox < 59.0.2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 11, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-5148: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix