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SUSE: CVE-2018-5158: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2018-5158: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/09/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/12/2018
Modified
06/20/2021

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-devel
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-common
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-other

References

  • SUSE-SU-2018:1319-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:1334-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:1334-2
  • SUSE-SU-2018:2298-1
  • SUSE-SU-2019:2872-1
  • USN-3645-1
  • USN-3645-2
  • DSA-4199
  • CVE-2018-5158
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