7.5

CVE-2018-5182: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-5182
Published 11-06-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-5182 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.02%
0%100%
Low · -0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1SUSE-SU-2019:2872-1USN-3645-1

Timeline

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

Description

If a text string that happens to be a filename in the operating system's native format is dragged and dropped onto the addressbar the specified local file will be opened. This is contrary to policy and is what would happen if the string were the equivalent "file:" URL. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.02%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.04 pp

From 2.06% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.02%

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, < 60 | < 60.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • firefox< 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 60.0+build2-0ubuntu1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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