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CVE-2018-5138 Detail

Description

A spoofing vulnerability can occur when a malicious site with an extremely long domain name is opened in an Android Custom Tab (a browser panel inside another app) and the default browser is Firefox for Android. This could allow an attacker to spoof which page is actually loaded and in use. Note: this issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions and operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1432624 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1432624 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/ Vendor Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/ Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-5138
NVD Published Date:
06/11/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Mozilla Corporation