UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5109

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5109

    Published: 23 Jan 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-5109
    Aliases:
    USN-3544-1

    Summary:

    Details: An audio capture session can started under an incorrect origin from the site making the capture request. Users are still prompted to allow the request but the prompt can display the wrong origin, leading to user confusion about which site is making the request to capture an audio stream. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5109, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3544-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5109

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    24.0+build1-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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