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High · 7.8 CVE-2022-45415 EUVD-2022-48287GHSA-jx2q-hvww-224r

When downloading an HTML file, if the title of the page was formatted as a filename with a malicious extension, Firefox may have saved the …

Published Dec 22, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025 · Assigned by mozilla

Vendor: Mozilla Product: Firefox Package: mozjs38 Package: mozjs52 Package: mozjs68 Package: mozjs78 Package: mozjs91 Category: Browsers Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

When downloading an HTML file, if the title of the page was formatted as a filename with a malicious extension, Firefox may have saved the file with that extension, leading to possible system compromise if the downloaded file was later ran. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 107.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – < 107 107

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.

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS mozjs78 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS firefox 107.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 USN-5726-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS mozjs52 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS firefox 107.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 USN-5726-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS mozjs38 +1 No fix yet —

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed MozillaFirefox 107.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:12518-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed firefox-esr 128.5.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1

Advisories 5

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