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CVE-2017-7838

Punycode format text will be displayed for entire qualified international domain names in some instances when a sub-domain triggers the puny

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Fix
Fixed in 57
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Summary

Punycode format text will be displayed for entire qualified international domain names in some instances when a sub-domain triggers the punycode display instead of the primary domain being displayed in native script and the sub-domain only displaying as punycode. This could be used for limited spoofing attacks due to user confusion. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
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Affected versions

  • Mozilla Firefox

    fixed in 57

References 4

mozilla.org

securityfocus.com

bugzilla.mozilla.org

securitytracker.com