CVE-2019-17019 (NVD)

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