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CVE-2018-5180

Mozilla: heap-use-after-free in mozilla::WebGLContext::DrawElementsInstanced

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · May 9, 2018

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur during WebGL operations. While this results in a potentially exploitable crash, the vulnerability is limited because the memory is freed and reused in a brief window of time during the freeing of the same callstack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free