vulnerability
Arch Linux: Access restriction bypass (CVE-2018-5169)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
If manipulated hyperlinked text with chrome: URL contained in it is dragged and dropped on the "home" icon in Firefox before 60.0, the home page can be reset to include a normally-unlinkable chrome page as one of the home page tabs.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2018-5169
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-5169
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896
- URL-https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319157
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201805-10
- URL-https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/
- CWE-20
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