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CVE-2018-5118

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.3
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.506

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Updates for Mozilla Firefox (58.0)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox (x64) (58.0)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox (58.0.1)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox (x64) (58.0.1)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox (58.0.2)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox (x64) (58.0.2)Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (58.0)Mac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (58.0.1)Mac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (58.0.2)Mac
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Mozilla Firefox for Mac 57.0.4Mac

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-307006Updates for Mozilla Firefox (58.0)
PATCH-307008Updates for Mozilla Firefox (x64) (58.0)
PATCH-307031Updates for Mozilla Firefox (58.0.1)
PATCH-307034Updates for Mozilla Firefox (x64) (58.0.1)
PATCH-307091Updates for Mozilla Firefox (58.0.2)
PATCH-307094Updates for Mozilla Firefox (x64) (58.0.2)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)
PATCH-611870Mozilla Firefox For Mac (142.0.1)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234