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Unscored CVE-2009-0068 EUVD-2009-0077GHSA-c244-p864-46qg

Interaction error in xdg-open allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a file with a dangerous MIME type but using a sa…

Published Jan 7, 2009 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

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.

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