CVE-2018-5179 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2018-5179 PUBLISHED

A service worker can send the activate event on itself periodically which allows it to run perpetually, allowing it to monitor activity by users. Affects all versions prior to Firefox 60.

EPSS 0.43% · 62.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.43%

62.4th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	chromium-browser	0, 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.1201, 47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.1218
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	oxide-qt	0, 1.9.5-0ubuntu1, 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	chromium-browser	0, 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.1378, 62.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.17.10.1380

Timeline

Nov 20, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5179 third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5179 third-party-advisory

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