CVE-2017-5383: Input Validation
First published: Tue Jan 24 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@mozilla.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox ESR | <45.7 | 45.7 |
| <51 | 51 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | <45.7 | 45.7 |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux | =5.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux | =6.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =5.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =6.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server | =5.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server | =6.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus | =7.3 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus | =7.4 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus | =7.3 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus | =7.4 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus | =7.5 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =5.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =6.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =7.0 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | <45.7.0 | |
| Mozilla Firefox | <51.0 | |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR | <45.7.0 | |
| debian/firefox | 118.0.2-1 | |
| debian/firefox-esr | 91.12.0esr-1~deb10u1 115.3.1esr-1~deb10u1 102.15.0esr-1~deb11u1 115.3.1esr-1~deb11u1 102.15.1esr-1~deb12u1 115.3.0esr-1~deb12u1 115.3.0esr-1 115.4.0esr-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1323338
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1324716
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-03/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0190.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0238.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95769
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-13
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-22
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3771
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-03/
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/#CVE-2017-5383
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/#CVE-2017-5383
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-03/#CVE-2017-5383
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5383
Peer vulnerabilities
(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
- CVE-2017-5375
- CVE-2017-5376
- CVE-2017-5378
- CVE-2017-5380
- CVE-2017-5390
- CVE-2017-5396
- CVE-2017-5383
- CVE-2017-5386
- CVE-2017-5373
- CVE-2017-5377
- CVE-2017-5379
- CVE-2017-5389
- CVE-2017-5381
- CVE-2017-5382
- CVE-2017-5384
- CVE-2017-5385
- CVE-2017-5394
- CVE-2017-5391
- CVE-2017-5392
- CVE-2017-5393
- CVE-2017-5395
- CVE-2017-5387
- CVE-2017-5388
- CVE-2017-5374
- collector/mozilla-advisory
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- source/Mozilla
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/description
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/event
- agent/tags
- agent/trending
- vendor/mozilla
- canonical/mozilla firefox esr
- package-manager/debian
- canonical/mozilla thunderbird
- canonical/mozilla firefox
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian debian linux
- version/debian debian linux/8.0
- vendor/redhat
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux
- version/redhat enterprise linux/5.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux/6.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux/7.0
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux desktop
- version/redhat enterprise linux desktop/5.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux desktop/6.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux desktop/7.0
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux server
- version/redhat enterprise linux server/5.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux server/6.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux server/7.0
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux server aus
- version/redhat enterprise linux server aus/7.3
- version/redhat enterprise linux server aus/7.4
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux server eus
- version/redhat enterprise linux server eus/7.3
- version/redhat enterprise linux server eus/7.4
- version/redhat enterprise linux server eus/7.5
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux workstation
- version/redhat enterprise linux workstation/5.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux workstation/6.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux workstation/7.0