Information Exposure Affecting firefox package, versions <59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-423485
  • published11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018

Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-5137  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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.

A legacy extension's non-contentaccessible, defined resources can be loaded by an arbitrary web page through script. This script does this by using a maliciously crafted path string to reference the resources. Note: this vulnerability does not affect WebExtensions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.