CVE-2018-5142 Affecting firefox package, versions <59.0-1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.4% (74th percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-423791
  • published 11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed 11 Jun 2018

How 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.