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Improper Input Validation Affecting firefox package, versions <0:45.7.0-2.el6_8

Severity

 Recommended
critical

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-FIREFOX-2138570
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Jan 2017
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Introduced: 24 Jan 2017

CVE-2017-5383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 firefox to version 0:45.7.0-2.el6_8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.