CVE catalog
CVE-2018-5179
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5179
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.67% · Oct 25, 2026
A service worker can send the activate event on itself periodically which allows it to run perpetually, allowing it to monitor activity by users. Affects all versions prior to Firefox 60.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.1201 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu1.1218 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 47.0.2526.106-0ubuntu1.1221 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 48.0.2564.116-0ubuntu1.1229 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 49.0.2623.87-0ubuntu1.1232 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 49.0.2623.108-0ubuntu1.1233 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 50.0.2661.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1237 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 51.0.2704.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1242 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 52.0.2743.116-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1250 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1254 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1257 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu0.16.04.1263 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 56.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.1268 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 57.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1276 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1277 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 58.0.3029.96-0ubuntu0.16.04.1279 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 58.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.1281 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1289 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu0.16.04.1291 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 60.0.3112.78-0ubuntu0.16.04.1293 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 60.0.3112.113-0ubuntu0.16.04.1298 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 61.0.3163.79-0ubuntu0.16.04.1300 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu0.16.04.1306 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 62.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.16.04.1308 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 62.0.3202.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1313 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 62.0.3202.89-0ubuntu0.16.04.1315 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 62.0.3202.94-0ubuntu0.16.04.1317 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 63.0.3239.84-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 63.0.3239.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 64.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 64.0.3282.140-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 64.0.3282.167-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 65.0.3325.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 66.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 66.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 67.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 68.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 16.04 | 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.9.5-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.11.3-0ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.11.4-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.11.5-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.12.5-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.12.6-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.12.7-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.13.6-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.14.7-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.15.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.16.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.17.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.19.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.20.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 16.04 | 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.1378 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 62.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.17.10.1380 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 62.0.3202.89-0ubuntu1.1386 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 62.0.3202.94-0ubuntu1.1388 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 63.0.3239.84-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 63.0.3239.108-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 64.0.3282.119-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 64.0.3282.140-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 64.0.3282.167-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 65.0.3325.146-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 65.0.3325.181-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 66.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 66.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 67.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 68.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 18.04 | 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | deb | 16.04 | 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5179 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | deb | 18.04 | 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5179 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2019_2872-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5179]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-5179.json]
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