CVE-2018-5105

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-5105
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionWebExtensions can bypass user prompts to first save and then open an arbitrarily downloaded file. This can result in an executable file running with local user privileges without explicit user consent. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mozilla Firefox MFSA2018-02 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3544-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 58 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Access Denied CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof URLs, Bypass Cross-Domain Security Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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