CVE-2009-0068

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0068
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-01-07 19:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInteraction 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Freedesktop Xdg-utils 1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 19377 – Using xdg-open in mailcap causes serious hole in Firefox! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.freedesktop.org
oss-security - Fwd: Using xdg-open in /etc/mailcap causes hole in Firefox (Demonstration/Exploit included) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Mozilla Firefox xdg-open 'mailcap' File Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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