Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2018123970000000
Revision Date:2019-02-28Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-12397 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
Description:A WebExtension can request access to local files without the warning prompt stating that the extension will "Access your data for all websites" being displayed to the user. This allows extensions to run content scripts in local pages without permission warnings when a local file is opened. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.3 and Firefox < 63.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-12397
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • firefox package in cosmic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.10.2').
  • OR mozjs52: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'reached end-of-life').
  • OR mozjs60: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'reached end-of-life').
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