CVE-2018-5142
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-5142 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| Description | If Media Capture and Streams API permission is requested from documents with "data:" or "blob:" URLs, the permission notifications do not properly display the originating domain. The notification states "Unknown protocol" as the requestee, leading to user confusion about which site is asking for this permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| USN-3596-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| 1366357 - (CVE-2018-5142) Media Capture and Streams API permission does not inherit requester's origin | CONFIRM | bugzilla.mozilla.org | Permissions Required |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 690626 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for mozilla (c71cdc95-3c18-45b7-866a-af28b59aabb5)