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...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2018-5173
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Blocks: 1573375
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Reported: 2018-05-09 07:15 UTC by Doran Moppert
Modified: 2021-02-17 00:20 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2019-06-10 10:22:13 UTC
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Description Doran Moppert 2018-05-09 07:15:38 UTC 
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.*   



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https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5173
Comment 1 Doran Moppert 2018-05-09 07:15:42 UTC 
Acknowledgments:

Name: the Mozilla project
Upstream: Abdulrahman Alqabandi
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