#VU10983 Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-5140
Published: March 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10983
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-2018-5140
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 remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to image for moz-icons can be accessed through the moz-icon: protocol through script in web content even when otherwise prohibited. A remote attacker can reveal which applications are associated with specific MIME types by a malicious page.
Remediation
Update to version 59.0.