Mozilla: Backport critical security fixes in Skia
Published Jun 11, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.14%
Description
Mozilla developers backported selected changes in the Skia library. These changes correct memory corruption issues including invalid buffer reads and writes during graphic operations. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Thunderbird < 52.8, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<52.8
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<52.8
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<52.8
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | n/a |
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| Mozilla | Thunderbird | n/a |
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| Mozilla | Thunderbird ESR | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.6
- 7.5
- 7.6
- 7.6
- 6.0
- 7.0
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
Configuration 4
- < 52.8.0
- < 52.8.0
- < 52.8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox-0:52.8.0-1.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1414
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird-0:52.8.0-2.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1726
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox-0:52.8.0-1.el7_5
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1415
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
thunderbird-0:52.8.0-1.el7_5
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1725
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
thunderbird
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox-0:52.8.0-1.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1414 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird-0:52.8.0-2.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1726 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox-0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1415 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird-0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1725 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 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:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.14% (0.03139) | 87.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.18% (0.03180) | 86.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.85% (0.03852) | 87.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.51% (0.09507) | 87.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.92% (0.03924) | 87.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 75.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00440) | 74.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00440) | 72.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00560) | 75.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 76.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00657) | 76.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00639) | 75.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.86% (0.02858) | 63.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.86% (0.02858) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (21)
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