If right-to-left text is used in the addressbar with left-to-right alignment, it is possible in some circumstances to scroll this text to spoof the displayed URL. This issue could result in the wrong URL being displayed as a location, which can mislead users to believe they are on a different site than the one loaded. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.6, Firefox ESR < 52.6, and Firefox < 58.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
ubuntu_linux | eq | 16.04 | |
ubuntu_linux | eq | 14.04 | |
ubuntu_linux | eq | 17.10 | |
debian_linux | eq | 8.0 | |
debian_linux | eq | 7.0 | |
debian_linux | eq | 9.0 | |
firefox | lt | 58.0 | |
firefox_esr | lt | 52.6.0 | |
thunderbird | lt | 52.6.0 | |
enterprise_linux | eq | 7.0 |
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102783
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0122
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0262
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1395508
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00030.html
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00036.html
usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4096
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4102
www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/
www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-03/
www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-04/