UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5173

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5173
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5173.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5173
Upstream
  • CVE-2018-5173
Downstream
Related
Published
2018-05-11T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:43Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The filename appearing in the "Downloads" panel improperly renders some Unicode characters, allowing for the file name to be spoofed. This can be used to obscure the file extension of potentially executable files from user view in the panel. Note: the dialog to open the file will show the full, correct filename and whether it is executable or not. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

24.*

24.0+build1-0ubuntu1

25.*

25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1

28.*

28.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu2
28.0+build1-0ubuntu1
28.0+build2-0ubuntu1
28.0+build2-0ubuntu2

29.*

29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

30.*

30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3

31.*

31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

32.*

32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
32.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

33.*

33.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

34.*

34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

35.*

35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
35.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

36.*

36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

37.*

37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

38.*

38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

39.*

39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

40.*

40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

41.*

41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
41.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

42.*

42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

43.*

43.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

44.*

44.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

45.*

45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

46.*

46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3

47.*

47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

48.*

48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

49.*

49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

50.*

50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

51.*

51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

52.*

52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

53.*

53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

54.*

54.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

55.*

55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

56.*

56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

57.*

57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5
57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
57.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
57.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

58.*

58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
58.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

59.*

59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

41.*

41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1

42.*

42.0+build2-0ubuntu1

44.*

44.0+build3-0ubuntu2
44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1

45.*

45.0+build2-0ubuntu1
45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1

46.*

46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

47.*

47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

48.*

48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

49.*

49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

50.*

50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

51.*

51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

52.*

52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

53.*

53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

54.*

54.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

55.*

55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

56.*

56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

57.*

57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.6
57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
57.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
57.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

58.*

58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
58.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

59.*

59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@60.0+build2-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
60.0+build2-0ubuntu1

Affected versions

56.*

56.0+build6-0ubuntu1

57.*

57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1

59.*

59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.0+build2-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite"
        }
    ]
}