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2020-01-08
When Python was installed on Windows, a python file being served with the MIME type of text/plain could be executed by Python instead of being opened as a text file when the Open option was selected upon download. *Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.
Products | Firefox |
Type | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) |
First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
Links |
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-01/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1568003 |