Published: 11/06/2018 Updated: 11/09/2020

CVSS v2 Base Score: 5 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 10

CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.3 | Impact Score: 1.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.9

VMScore: 445

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

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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 inadver ...

Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2018-11 Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 60 Announced May 9, 2018 Impact critical Products Firefox Fixed in Firefox 60 ...

NVD-CWE-noinfo https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1451452 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 https://nvd.nist.gov https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-5165

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