CVE-2009-0068

CVE-2009-0068 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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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