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CVE-2017-7838

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CVE-2017-7838

Published: Jun 11, 2018

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected
unspecified - < 57

References

101832
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1039803
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK

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