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Vulnerability details: VCID-wpcd-yv6d-aaab
Vulnerability ID VCID-wpcd-yv6d-aaab
Aliases CVE-2018-5173
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-451 User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
System Score Found at
generic_textual Medium http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-5173.html
cvssv3 6.1 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-5173.json
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rhbs medium https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576272
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5173
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5173
cvssv3 5.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5173
archlinux Critical https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-693
generic_textual Medium https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3645-1
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11
generic_textual Medium https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5173
cvssv3.1 8.8 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896
generic_textual HIGH http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896
Reference id Reference type URL
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-5173.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-5173.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5173
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1438025
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5173
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3645-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5173
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896
1576272 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576272
ASA-201805-10 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201805-10
AVG-693 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-693
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
CVE-2018-5173 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5173
mfsa2018-11 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-5173.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5173
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5173
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.69239
EPSS Score 0.00302
Published At Dec. 17, 2024, midnight
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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