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GHSA-983C-FHXG-VVQR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:47 – Updated: 2025-11-25 18:32

Details

The "Mark of the Web" was not correctly saved on Windows when files with very long names were downloaded from the Internet. Without the Mark of the Web data, the security warning that Windows displays before running executables downloaded from the Internet is not shown. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2017-7765 (GCVE-0-2017-7765)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-11 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:12

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Mark of the Web bypass when saving executable files

Assigner

mozilla

References

URL

Tags

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	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1273265	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Mozilla

Firefox

Affected: unspecified , < 54 (custom)

	Mozilla	Firefox ESR	Affected: unspecified , < 52.2 (custom)
	Mozilla	Thunderbird	Affected: unspecified , < 52.2 (custom)

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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