CVE-2017-7763

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.

• CWE-20

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360309Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360309Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/Vendor Advisory

Published

Jun 11, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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