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CVE-2009-0068

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2009-01-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Mozilla FirefoxFreedesktop Xdg-Utils

Weakness Type

CWE-94

References