CVE-2009-0068: Code Injection
First published: Wed Jan 07 2009(Updated: )
Interaction error in xdg-open allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a file with a dangerous MIME type but using a safe type that Firefox sends to xdg-open, which causes xdg-open to process the dangerous file type through automatic type detection, as demonstrated by overwriting the .desktop file.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Freedesktop Xdg-utils | =1.0 | |
| Mozilla Firefox |
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Reference Links
- collector/nvd-historical
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/type
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- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/description
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/freedesktop
- canonical/freedesktop xdg-utils
- version/freedesktop xdg-utils/1.0
- vendor/mozilla
- canonical/mozilla firefox