Vulnerability CVE-2009-0068


Published: 2009-01-07   Modified: 2012-02-13

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.

Type:

CWE-94

(Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Freedesktop -> Xdg-utils 

 References:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19377
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33137
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/06/1

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