Improper Input Validation Affecting firefox package, versions <51.0-1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.37% (73rd percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
6.1 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-423422
  • published 11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed 11 Jun 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox to version 51.0-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable 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.