VDB
CVE-2018-5118
CVE-2018-5118
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM
The screenshot images displayed in the Activity Stream page displayed when a new tab is opened is created from the meta tags of websites. An issue was discovered where the page could attempt to create these images through "file:" URLs from the local file system. This loading is blocked by the sandbox but could expose local data if combined with another attack that escapes sandbox protections. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
EPSS 1.56% · 74.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
1.56%
74.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
Timeline
- Jan 23, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
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- Jan 12, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5118 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-2018-5118 third-party-advisory