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CVE-2017-5383 URLs containing certain unicode glyphs for alternative hyphens and quotes do not properly trigger punycode display,…
Description
URLs containing certain unicode glyphs for alternative hyphens and quotes do not properly trigger punycode display, allowing for domain name spoofing attacks in the location bar. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.7, Firefox ESR < 45.7, and Firefox < 51.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Thunderbird 45.7 | earliest → < 45.7 | 45.7 |
| Firefox ESR 45.7 | earliest → < 45.7 | 45.7 |
| Firefox 51 | earliest → < 51 | 51 |
References
- www.mozilla.org www.mozilla.org
- www.mozilla.org www.mozilla.org
- GLSA-201702-22 security.gentoo.org
- bugzilla.mozilla.org bugzilla.mozilla.org
- DSA-3832 www.debian.org
- GLSA-201702-13 security.gentoo.org
- DSA-3771 www.debian.org
- 1037693 www.securitytracker.com
- www.mozilla.org www.mozilla.org
- RHSA-2017:0190 rhn.redhat.com
- RHSA-2017:0238 rhn.redhat.com
- bugzilla.mozilla.org bugzilla.mozilla.org
- 95769 www.securityfocus.com
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