Mozilla: Out-of-bounds read in mixed content websocket messages
Published Jun 11, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.68%
Description
If websocket data is sent with mixed text and binary in a single message, the binary data can be corrupted. This can result in an out-of-bounds read with the read memory sent to the originating server in response. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
Affected products
-
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<60
- Version
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
thunderbird
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01680) | 76.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 74.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.62% (0.01624) | 80.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.96% (0.04963) | 82.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.65% (0.01655) | 80.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 71.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 69.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 67.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00443) | 72.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00634) | 76.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.04% (0.01038) | 81.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01324) | 31.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.32% (0.01324) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5153 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1436809 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions Required
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576253 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5153
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5153
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5153
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5153 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1436809 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions Required | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576253 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5153 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5153 | ||
| https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5153 | ||
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.