CVE-2017-7825

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.

CVSS v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1393624	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1390980	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101059	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-06-11 14:29

Updated : 2018-08-06 09:32

NVD link : CVE-2017-7825

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7825

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Products Affected

mozilla

firefox_esr
thunderbird
firefox

debian

debian_linux

apple

mac_os_x

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