SB2018012550 - Spoofing attack in firefox-esr (Alpine package)
Published: January 25, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018012550
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5117)
CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to spoof browser address bar.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when right-to-left text is used in the addressbar with left-to-right alignment. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, and spoof the URL.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.