Default fonts on OS X display some Tibetan characters as whitespace. When used in the addressbar as part of an IDN this can be used for domain name spoofing attacks. Note: This attack only affects OS X operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360309
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
Source: MITRE
Published: 2018-06-11
Updated: 2018-08-14
Type: CWE-20
Base Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Impact Score: 1.4
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: MEDIUM