vulnerability
Arch Linux: Content spoofing (CVE-2017-5420)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A javascript: url loaded by a malicious page can obfuscate its location by blanking the URL displayed in the address bar, allowing for an attacker to spoof an existing page without the malicious page's address being displayed correctly.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-5420
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-5420
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
- URL-https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1284395
- 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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