CVE-2018-5107 (GCVE-0-2018-5107)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-06-11 21:00
Modified
2024-08-05 05:26
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CWE
- Printing process will follow symlinks for local file access
Summary
The printing process can bypass local access protections to read files available through symlinks, bypassing local file restrictions. The printing process requires files in a specific format so arbitrary data cannot be read but it is possible that some local file information could be exposed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
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