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CVE-2009-0068

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.

Published

2009-01-07T19:30:00.313

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-94

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	freedesktop	xdg-utils	1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	*	No

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/06/1 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33137 ([email protected])
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19377 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/06/1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33137 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19377 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)