CVE - CVE-2018-5118

CVE-ID
CVE-2018-5118	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The screenshot images displayed in the Activity Stream page displayed when a new tab is opened is created from the meta tags of websites. An issue was discovered where the page could attempt to create these images through "file:" URLs from the local file system. This loading is blocked by the sandbox but could expose local data if combined with another attack that escapes sandbox protections. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
References
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BID:102786 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1420049 CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ SECTRACK:1040270 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 UBUNTU:USN-3544-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20180103	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20180103)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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