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.
Published: 2018-06-11
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-16904 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3544-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Mozilla Firefox
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:26:46.969Z

Reserved: 2018-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-5118

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:13.623

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:08:08.790

Link: CVE-2018-5118

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