CVE-2018-5173

Description

The filename appearing in the "Downloads" panel improperly renders some Unicode characters, allowing for the file name to be spoofed. This can be used to obscure the file extension of potentially executable files from user view in the panel. Note: the dialog to open the file will show the full, correct filename and whether it is executable or not. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1438025

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3