Eval Injection Affecting firefox package, versions <0:52.8.0-1.el7_5
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-4790172
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed9 May 2018
Introduced: 9 May 2018
CVE-2018-5158 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:1415.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1452075
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5158
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/