CVE-2017-7763

Medium

Description

Default fonts on OS X display some Tibetan 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 < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductMozilla Firefox
PublishedJun 11, 2018
First seenJun 11, 2018

How to fix

Update
  • mozilla firefox52.2.0, 54.0 or later
  • mozilla thunderbird52.2.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mozilla firefoxv < 52.2.0, v < 54.052.2.0, 54.0
mozilla thunderbirdv < 52.2.052.2.0
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0—

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