The Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) display algorithm in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 does not properly handle the .com, .name, and .net top-level domains, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via unspecified homograph characters.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox | Mozilla | * | 21.0 (including) |
| Firefox | Mozilla | 19.0 (including) | 19.0 (including) |
| Firefox | Mozilla | 19.0.1 (including) | 19.0.1 (including) |
| Firefox | Mozilla | 19.0.2 (including) | 19.0.2 (including) |
| Firefox | Mozilla | 20.0 (including) | 20.0 (including) |
| Firefox | Mozilla | 20.0.1 (including) | 20.0.1 (including) |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | quantal | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | raring | * |
| Firefox | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00005.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-61.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1890-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=840882
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17296
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00005.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-61.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1890-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=840882
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17296