Description (CNA)
If a user downloaded a file lacking an extension on Windows, and then "Open"-ed it from the downloads panel, if there was an executable file in the downloads directory with the same name but with an executable extension (such as .bat or .exe) that executable would have been launched instead. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 84, Thunderbird < 78.6, and Firefox ESR < 78.6.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Mozilla / Firefox | affected unspecified before 84 |
| Mozilla / Thunderbird | affected unspecified before 78.6 |
| Mozilla / Firefox ESR | affected unspecified before 78.6 |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-54/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-56/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-55/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1661365
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.