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CVE-2018-5173

UNKNOWN
Published 2018-06-11T21:00:00
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Description

The filename appearing in the "Downloads" panel 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. Note: the dialog to open the file will show the full, correct filename and whether it is executable or not. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

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Affected Products

Mozilla

Firefox

Affected Versions:

unspecified

GitHub Security Advisories

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⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-hg6x-mmgv-6qvx

Advisory Details

The filename appearing in the "Downloads" panel 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. Note: the dialog to open the file will show the full, correct filename and whether it is executable or not. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5173
WEB https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1438025
WEB https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1
WEB https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139
WEB http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 14, 2022, Modified: May 14, 2022

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1438025
Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T05:26:46.982Z
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