Is CVE-2018-5156 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-5156 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-5156?

CVE-2018-5156 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-5156?

CVE-2018-5156 has an EPSS score of 3.75% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5156?

Upgrade firefox on debian unstable to 61.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-5156

CRITICALEPSS 89th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability can occur when capturing a media stream when the media source type is changed as the capture is occurring. This can result in stream data being cast to the wrong type causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:61.0-1CVE-2018-5156

firefoxUbuntu

Fixed in:61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2USN-3705-1

Fixed in:61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2USN-3705-1

Fixed in:61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-3705-1

DeveloperEditionWindows application

Affected:52.9.0Fixed in:52.9.0Mozilla

Affected:61.0Fixed in:61.0Mozilla

Affected:52.9.1 60.1.0Fixed in:60.1.0Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application

Affected:61.0Fixed in:61.0Mozilla

Affected:52.9.0Fixed in:52.9.0Mozilla

Affected:52.9.1 60.1.0Fixed in:60.1.0Mozilla

Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US)Windows application

Affected:60.0Fixed in:60.0Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory5

Third-Party Advisory11

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-25.