CVE-2018-5138

Summary

CVECVE-2018-5138
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-08-08 18:36:00 UTC
DescriptionA spoofing vulnerability can occur when a malicious site with an extremely long domain name is opened in an Android Custom Tab (a browser panel inside another app) and the default browser is Firefox for Android. This could allow an attacker to spoof which page is actually loaded and in use. Note: this issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions and operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android - All All All
Operating System Google Android - All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 59 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof URLs, Bypass Security Restrictions, Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Mozilla Firefox MFSA2018-06 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1432624 - (CVE-2018-5138) Firefox Custom Tabs have a phishing risk CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 690626 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for mozilla (c71cdc95-3c18-45b7-866a-af28b59aabb5)
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