Is CVE-2018-5107 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-5107 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-5107?

CVE-2018-5107 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-5107?

CVE-2018-5107 has an EPSS score of 1.79% (76th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5107?

Upgrade firefox on debian unstable to 58.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-5107

MEDIUMEPSS 76th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The printing process can bypass local access protections to read files available through symlinks, bypassing local file restrictions. The printing process requires files in a specific format so arbitrary data cannot be read but it is possible that some local file information could be exposed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:58.0-1CVE-2018-5107

firefoxUbuntu

Fixed in:58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3544-1

Fixed in:58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3544-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.79%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

mozilla.org

Third-Party Advisory3

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.mozilla.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.