CVE-2009-0068

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2009-0068
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2009-01-07T19:30:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2009-02-10T06:59:42
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-94 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:xdg-utils:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 6.8
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/06/1
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19377
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33137
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0068
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0068
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 11:16:31 Added to TrackCVE