CVE-2017-7763

Published Jun 11, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16738 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:12 PM
Reserved
Apr 12, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 11, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:25 AM