Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2018-5165
In 32-bit versions of Firefox, the Adobe Flash plugin setting for "Enable Adobe Flash protected mode" is unchecked by default even though the Adobe Flash sandbox is actually enabled. The displayed state is the reverse of the true setting, resulting in user confusion. This could cause users to select this setting intending to activate it and inadvertently turn protections off. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5165?
- CVE-2018-5165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5165?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.