Bug 1576272 – CVE-2018-5173 Mozilla: File name spoofing of Downloads panel with Unicode characters

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Bug 1576272 - (CVE-2018-5173) CVE-2018-5173 Mozilla: File name spoofing of Downloads panel with Unicode characters

Summary:	CVE-2018-5173 Mozilla: File name spoofing of Downloads panel with Unicode cha...

Status:	NEW

Aliases:	CVE-2018-5173

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Hardware:	All Linux

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Reported:	2018-05-09 03:15 EDT by Doran Moppert
Modified:	2018-05-24 01:18 EDT (History)
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Description Doran Moppert 2018-05-09 03:15:38 EDT

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.*   



External Reference:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5173

Comment 1 Doran Moppert 2018-05-09 03:15:42 EDT

Acknowledgments:

Name: the Mozilla project
Upstream: Abdulrahman Alqabandi

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