A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when form input elements, focus, and selections are manipulated by script content. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.6, Firefox ESR < 52.6, and Firefox < 58.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1256-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1262-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4096-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4102-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-16884 A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when form input elements, focus, and selections are manipulated by script content. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.6, Firefox ESR < 52.6, and Firefox < 58.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3529-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3544-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:26:46.825Z

Reserved: 2018-01-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-5098

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:12.623

Modified: 2025-11-25T17:50:16.803

Link: CVE-2018-5098

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-5098 - Bugzilla

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