CVE-2017-5383

5.3 MEDIUM
Published: June 11, 2018 Modified: November 25, 2025
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Description

URLs containing certain unicode glyphs for alternative hyphens and quotes do not properly trigger punycode display, allowing for domain name spoofing attacks in the location bar. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.7, Firefox ESR < 45.7, and Firefox < 51.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0190.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0238.html
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95769
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1323338
Source: security@mozilla.org
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1324716
Source: security@mozilla.org
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-13
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-22
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3771
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-03/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0190.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0238.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95769
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1323338
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1324716
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-22
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3771
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-03/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.4%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

mozilla debian redhat

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