CVE-2018-5118 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2018-5118 PUBLISHED

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 0.51% · 66.0th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.51%

66.0th 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	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
Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
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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

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