cve-2021-43533
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-12-08 21:20
Modified
2024-08-04 03:55
Severity ?
Summary
When parsing internationalized domain names, high bits of the characters in the URLs were sometimes stripped, resulting in inconsistencies that could lead to user confusion or attacks such as phishing. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1724233Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1724233Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48/Vendor Advisory
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Mozilla Firefox Version: unspecified   < 94
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