medium5.3
CVE-2017-7763
Default fonts on OS X display some Tibetan characters as whitespace.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 52.2.0 before 54.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 52.2.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360309
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360309
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/