CVE-2017-7825

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201803-14

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Several fonts on OS X display some Tibetan and Arabic characters as whitespace. When used in the addressbar as part of an IDN this can be used for domain name spoofing attacks. Note: This attack only affects OS X operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56, Firefox ESR < 52.4, and Thunderbird < 52.4.

Varias fuentes en OS X muestran caracteres Tibetan y Arabic como espacios en blanco. Cuando se utilizan en la barra de direcciones como parte de un IDN, se puede utilizar para realizar ataques de suplantación de nombres de dominio. Nota: Este ataque solo afecta a sistemas operativos OS X. Los otros sistemas operativos no se ven afectados. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a las versiones anteriores a la 56 de Firefox, las versiones anteriores a la 52.4 de Firefox ESR y las versiones anteriores a la 52.4 de Thunderbird.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Thunderbird, the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. Versions less than 52.6.0 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-04-12 CVE Reserved
2018-03-28 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-05-12 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101059	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1390980	Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1393624	Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14	2018-08-06
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21	2018-08-06
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22	2018-08-06
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23	2018-08-06

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"	Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"	< 56.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 56.0"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	*	-	Safe
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"	Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"	< 52.4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 52.4.0"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	*	-	Safe
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"	Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"	< 52.4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 52.4.0"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	*	-	Safe
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected