CVE-2018-5118
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 11, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 3, 2018
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
FirefoxMozilla |
|
References
- 1040270vdb-entry
- USN-3544-1vendor-advisory
- 102786vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1420049
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/
Every record here comes from the CVE Program’s CVE List. © 1999–2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. The records are reproduced under the CVE Program terms of use.