Mozilla Firefox up to 59.0.3 on 32-bit Adobe Flash Plugin 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 59.0.3 on 32-bit. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Adobe Flash Plugin. Such manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-5165. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 59.0.3 on 32-bit (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Adobe Flash Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/09/2018. The weakness was disclosed 05/09/2018 by Christian Holler (Basti) as MFSA 2018-11 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-5165 since 01/03/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1211 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109867 (Mozilla Firefox < 60 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370938 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (mfsa2018-11 and mfsa2018-12)).

Upgrading to version 60.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (109867), SecurityFocus (BID 104139†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1040896†). The entries VDB-117589, VDB-117590, VDB-117591 and VDB-117592 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 109867
Nessus Name: Mozilla Firefox < 60 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 56648
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Security Bypass Vulnerability (mfsa_2018-11_2018-12)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 60.0

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05/17/2018 +6 days 🔍
06/11/2018 +24 days 🔍
07/20/2024 +2231 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2018-11
Researcher: Christian Holler (Basti)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-5165 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117602
SecurityFocus: 104139 - Mozilla Firefox MFSA2018-11 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040896

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2018 10:45
Updated: 07/20/2024 15:42
Changes: 05/11/2018 10:45 (76), 02/04/2020 11:43 (10), 03/11/2023 15:52 (4), 07/20/2024 15:42 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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