CVE-2018-18506 Affecting firefox package, versions <65.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (63rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-422526
  • published30 Jan 2019
  • disclosed5 Feb 2019

Introduced: 30 Jan 2019

CVE-2018-18506  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 65.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

When proxy auto-detection is enabled, if a web server serves a Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) file or if a PAC file is loaded locally, this PAC file can specify that requests to the localhost are to be sent through the proxy to another server. This behavior is disallowed by default when a proxy is manually configured, but when enabled could allow for attacks on services and tools that bind to the localhost for networked behavior if they are accessed through browsing. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 65.

CVSS Scores

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