CVE-2017-7833 describes a domain spoofing vulnerability in Firefox versions prior to 57, where certain Arabic and Indic vowel markers combined with Latin characters in a domain name could obscure the non-Latin character in the address bar, preventing punycode display. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) has a low impact on integrity, as it allows for deceptive domain names without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 56.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 57CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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