CVE-2009-1834

Firefox URL spoofing with invalid unicode characters

Published Jun 12, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Visual truncation vulnerability in netwerk/dns/src/nsIDNService.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.11 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 allows remote attackers to spoof the location bar via an IDN with invalid Unicode characters that are displayed as whitespace, as demonstrated by the \u115A through \u115E characters.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1820-1 New xulrunner packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-779-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:27 AM
Reserved
May 29, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 12, 2009, 9:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:08 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 11, 2009, 12:00 AM