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CVE-2018-5158

The PDF viewer does not sufficiently sanitize PostScript calculator functions, allowing malicious JavaScript to be injec

The PDF viewer does not sufficiently sanitize PostScript calculator functions, allowing malicious JavaScript to be injected through a crafted PDF file. This JavaScript can then be run with the permissions of the PDF viewer by its worker. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.8 and Firefox < 60.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.43031
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

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debian linuxall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux server ausall versions
redhat enterprise linux server eusall versions
redhat enterprise linux server tusall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
mozilla firefox< 52.8.0
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm pdfjs-dist HIGH fixed in 2.0.550
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Access
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · security@mozilla.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD11 Jun 2018 · 09:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2019:2872-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:1334-2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:2298-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1452075Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/Third Party Advisory
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