Link Following Affecting firefox package, versions <58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-424265
  • published11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018

Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-5107  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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.

The printing process can bypass local access protections to read files available through symlinks, bypassing local file restrictions. The printing process requires files in a specific format so arbitrary data cannot be read but it is possible that some local file information could be exposed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.