5.3

CVE-2018-5140: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 5.3v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-5140
Published 11-06-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-5140 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.27%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1USN-3596-1

Timeline

  1. 11-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Image for moz-icons can be accessed through the "moz-icon:" protocol through script in web content even when otherwise prohibited. This could allow for information leakage of which applications are associated with specific MIME types by a malicious page. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

69%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.03 pp

From 1.30% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.27%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Canonical1 product
Mozilla1 product
  • firefox≥ unspecified, < 59 | < 59.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • firefox< 59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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