CVE-2018-5142 Affecting firefox package, versions <59.0-1
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- published 11 Jun 2018
- disclosed 11 Jun 2018
Introduced: 11 Jun 2018
CVE-2018-5142 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
firefox
to version 59.0-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox
package and not the firefox
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:unstable
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5142
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1366357
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-5142
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/