CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-5173
5.3 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-06-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
The filename appearing in the "Downloads" panel improperly renders some Unicode characters, allowing for the file name to be spoofed. This can be used to obscure the file extension of potentially executable files from user view in the panel. Note: the dialog to open the file will show the full, correct filename and whether it is executable or not. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
Affected configurations
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 17.10
• canonical ubuntu linux 18.04
• mozilla firefox (< 60.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1438025 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1438025 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ Vendor Advisory