CVE-2017-7825

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-7825
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-08-06 16:32:00 UTC
DescriptionSeveral fonts on OS X display some Tibetan and Arabic characters as whitespace. When used in the addressbar as part of an IDN this can be used for domain name spoofing attacks. Note: This attack only affects OS X operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56, Firefox ESR < 52.4, and Thunderbird < 52.4.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof URLs, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 56 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
1390980 - Domain spoofing thanks to U+0F8C rendered as 'space' on Mac OS 10.11 CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
1393624 - (CVE-2017-7825) Domain spoofing thanks to U+0620 ARABIC LETTER rendered as 'space' on Mac OS CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 52.4 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1153-1] icedove/thunderbird security update MLIST lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 52.4 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201803-14) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710303 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201803-14)
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