CVE-2021-38510
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-12-08 21:21
Modified
2024-08-04 01:44
Severity ?
Summary
The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .inetloc files, which, due to a flaw in Mac OS, can run commands on a user's computer.*Note: This issue only affected Mac OS operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1731779Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1731779Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Thunderbird Version: unspecified   < 91.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR Version: unspecified   < 91.3
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