chromium-browser: Lack of limits on update() in ServiceWorker
Published Apr 26, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.67%
Description
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Firefox Defaultn/a
- Version All versions prior to Firefox 60StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| n/a | Firefox | n/a |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3004
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3004 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01668) | 75.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01489) | 70.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 54.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 54.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 51.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 9.79th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 25.53th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5179 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1640114 Issue Tracking
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5179
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5179
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5179 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1640114 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5179 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5179 | ||
| https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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