#VU10189 Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-5107
Published: January 24, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10189
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5107
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to launch a symlink attack on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in the printing process. A local attacker can create a symbolic link from a temporary file to various files on the system, bypass local access protections to read files available.
The weakness exists due to an error in the printing process. A local attacker can create a symbolic link from a temporary file to various files on the system, bypass local access protections to read files available.
Remediation
Update to version 58.0.