vulnerability
Arch Linux: Content spoofing (CVE-2017-5417)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
When dragging content from the primary browser pane to the address bar on a malicious site, it is possible to change the address bar so that the displayed location following navigation does not match the URL of the newly loaded page. This allows for spoofing attacks.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-5417
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-5417
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
- URL-https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791597
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201703-3
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
- CWE-20
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