CVE-2009-0068 (GCVE-0-2009-0068)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-01-07 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 04:24
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Summary
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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