vulnerability
Arch Linux: Content spoofing (CVE-2017-7838)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
Punycode format text in Firefox before 57.0 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.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-7838
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-7838
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1399540
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-16813
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-23
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/
- CWE-20
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-16813
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