CVE-2018-5173 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2018-5173 PUBLISHED

The filename appearing in the "Downloads" panel improperly renders some Unicode characters, allowing for the file name to be spoofed. This can be used to obscure the file extension of potentially executable files from user view in the panel. Note: the dialog to open the file will show the full, correct filename and whether it is executable or not. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

EPSS 1.03% · 77.2th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

1.03%

77.2th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	firefox	41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 24.0+build1-0ubuntu1, 25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	firefox	0, 56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	firefox	44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1, 45.0+build2-0ubuntu1, 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1

Timeline

May 11, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5173 third-party-advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5173 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3645-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5173 third-party-advisory

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