CVE-2018-5107 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2018-5107 PUBLISHED

The printing process can bypass local access protections to read files available through symlinks, bypassing local file restrictions. The printing process requires files in a specific format so arbitrary data cannot be read but it is possible that some local file information could be exposed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

EPSS 1.16% · 78.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

1.16%

78.5th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	firefox	0, 56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	firefox	44.0+build3-0ubuntu2, 44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1, 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	firefox	45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, 46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3

Timeline

Jan 23, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5107 third-party-advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3544-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5107 third-party-advisory

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