CVE-2018-5118

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    CVE-2018-5118

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1420049

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    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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