CVE-2018-5160

Mozilla: Uninitialized memory use by WebRTC encoder

Published Jun 11, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
WebRTC can use a "WrappedI420Buffer" pixel buffer but the owning image object can be freed while it is still in use. This can result in the WebRTC encoder using uninitialized memory, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-16945 WebRTC can use a "WrappedI420Buffer" pixel buffer but the owning image object can be freed while it is still in use. This can result in the WebRTC encoder using uninitialized memory, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3645-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 5:26 AM
Reserved
Jan 3, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 11, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:59 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 9, 2018, 12:00 AM