CVE-2018-5165

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    CVE-2018-5165

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In 32-bit versions of Firefox, the Adobe Flash plugin setting for "Enable Adobe Flash protected mode" is unchecked by default even though the Adobe Flash sandbox is actually enabled. The displayed state is the reverse of the true setting, resulting in user confusion. This could cause users to select this setting intending to activate it and inadvertently turn protections off. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

    References: , http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1451452

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    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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