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Unscored CVE-2018-12368 EUVD-2018-4342GHSA-ghmm-93ww-fvhh

Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded fro…

Published Oct 18, 2018 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mozilla

Description

Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded from the internet and have the "Mark of the Web." Without the warning, unsuspecting users unfamiliar with this new file type might run an unwanted executable. This also allows a WebExtension with the limited downloads.open permission to execute arbitrary code without user interaction on Windows 10 systems. *Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mozilla Thunderbird unspecified – < 60, unspecified – < 52.9 60
Mozilla Firefox ESR unspecified – < 60.1, unspecified – < 52.9 60.1
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – < 61 61

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-3.7.12 SUSE-SU-2018:2298-1
SLES 12 SP3 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-109.38.2 SUSE-SU-2018:2322-1
SLES 12 SP2 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-109.38.2 SUSE-SU-2018:2322-2, SUSE-SU-2018:2322-1
SLES 12 SP1 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-109.38.2 SUSE-SU-2018:2322-1
SLES 12 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-109.38.2 SUSE-SU-2018:2322-1
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 11 SP4 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-72.38.6 SUSE-SU-2018:2325-1
SLES 11 SP3 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-72.38.6 SUSE-SU-2018:2325-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP3 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-109.38.2 SUSE-SU-2018:2322-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP2 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-109.38.2 SUSE-SU-2018:2322-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP1 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-109.38.2 SUSE-SU-2018:2322-1
SLES for SAP 11 SP4 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-72.38.6 SUSE-SU-2018:2325-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-109.38.2 SUSE-SU-2018:2322-1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-72.38.6 SUSE-SU-2018:2325-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 MozillaFirefox 52.9.0esr-109.38.2 SUSE-SU-2018:2322-1

Advisories 4

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