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title: "CVE-2018-5129\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-5129

Publication date 14 March 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.6 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5129?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A lack of parameter validation on IPC messages results in a potential
out-of-bounds write through malformed IPC messages. This can potentially
allow for sandbox escape through memory corruption in the parent process.
This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.7, Firefox ESR < 52.7, and
Firefox < 59.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 |
| 17.10 artful | Fixed 59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| thunderbird | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1 |
| 17.10 artful | Fixed 1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1:52.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.6 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.6 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5129)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5129)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-5129)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5129)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3545-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3545-1)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 29 March 2018

+ [USN-3596-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3596-1)
+ Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 14 March 2018

### Other references

* <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5129>