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GHSA-H8G4-JWJC-GF58

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-09 00:00 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:01

Details

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.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2021-38510 (GCVE-0-2021-38510)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-08 21:21 – Updated: 2024-08-04 01:44

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Download Protections were bypassed by .inetloc files on Mac OS

Assigner

mozilla mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…	x_refsource_MISC
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1731779	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

3 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Mozilla	Firefox	Affected: unspecified , < 94 (custom)
Mozilla	Thunderbird	Affected: unspecified , < 91.3 (custom)
Mozilla	Firefox ESR	Affected: unspecified , < 91.3 (custom)

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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