vulnerability
Arch Linux: Content spoofing (CVE-2018-5173)
| 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
The filename appearing in the Downloads panel in Firefox before 60.0 improperly renders some Unicode characters, allowing for the file name to be spoofed. This can be used to obscure the file extension of potentially executable files from user view in the panel.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2018-5173
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-5173
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896
- URL-https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1438025
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201805-10
- URL-https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/
- CWE-20
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