Bug 1576266 (CVE-2018-5165)

Summary:	CVE-2018-5165 Mozilla: Checkbox for enabling Flash protected mode is inverted in 32-bit Firefox
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Doran Moppert <dmoppert>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Description Doran Moppert 2018-05-09 07:14:42 UTC

In 32-bit versions of Firefox, the Adobe Flash plugin setting for "Enable Adobe Flash protected mode" is unchecked by default even though the Adobe Flash sandbox is actually enabled. The displayed state is the reverse of the true setting, resulting in user confusion. This could cause users to select this setting intending to activate it and inadvertently turn protections off.



External Reference:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5165

Comment 1 Doran Moppert 2018-05-09 07:14:47 UTC

Acknowledgments:

Name: the Mozilla project
Upstream: David Parks