CVE-2018-5096
Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while editing events in form elements on a page, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.6 and Thunderbird < 52.6.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.96%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 87
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (9)
CWEs
- CWE-416
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102771
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0122
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0262
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1418922
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00030.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00036.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4096
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4102
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-03/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-04/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102771
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0122
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0262
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1418922
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00030.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00036.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4096
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4102
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-03/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-04/
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