Default fonts on OS X display some Tibetan 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 < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.
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Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2017-16738 | Default fonts on OS X display some Tibetan 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 < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2. |
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Solution
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History
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000
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Mozilla firefox Esr
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T16:12:28.417Z
Reserved: 2017-04-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-7763
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:08.390
Modified: 2025-11-25T17:50:16.803
Link: CVE-2017-7763
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD