First published: Tue Jul 09 2019(Updated: )
The unicode latin 'kra' character can be used to spoof a standard 'k' character in the addressbar. This allows for domain spoofing attacks as do not display as punycode text, allowing for user confusion.
Credit: security@mozilla.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox | <68 | 68 |
<68 | 68 | |
Mozilla Firefox | <68.0 | |
openSUSE Leap | =15.0 | |
openSUSE Leap | =15.1 | |
<68 | 68 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2019-11721 is a vulnerability that allows for domain spoofing attacks in Firefox versions prior to 68.
CVE-2019-11721 works by using the unicode latin 'kra' character to spoof a standard 'k' character in the address bar, which can lead to user confusion.
CVE-2019-11721 affects Firefox versions prior to 68.
The severity of CVE-2019-11721 is rated as medium with a CVSS score of 6.5.
To fix CVE-2019-11721, update your Firefox browser to version 68 or above.