Several 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.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 3.0 | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| Primary | 2.0 | 5.0 | MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Hyperlink | Source | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101059 | security@mozilla.org | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465 | security@mozilla.org | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1390980 | security@mozilla.org | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1393624 | security@mozilla.org | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html | security@mozilla.org | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14 | security@mozilla.org | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/ | security@mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/ | security@mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/ | security@mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101059 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1390980 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1393624 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/ | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/ | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/ | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Vendor Advisory |