CVE-2017-7838 Information

Description

Punycode format text 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. This vulnerability affects Firefox 57.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1399540 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.3