description: Firefox did not properly handle downloads of files ending in <code>.desktop</code>, which can be interpreted to run attacker-controlled commands. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Linux on certain Distributions. Other operating systems are unaffected, and Mozilla is unable to enumerate all affected Linux Distributions.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10.
problem types: Files with malicious extensions could have been downloaded unsafely on Linux
affected:
{
vendor: Mozilla
product: Firefox
versions:
version: unspecified, lessThan: 112, status: affected, versionType: custom
}
{
vendor: Mozilla
product: Focus for Android
versions:
version: unspecified, lessThan: 112, status: affected, versionType: custom
}
{
vendor: Mozilla
product: Firefox ESR
versions:
version: unspecified, lessThan: 102.10, status: affected, versionType: custom
}
{
vendor: Mozilla
product: Firefox for Android
versions:
version: unspecified, lessThan: 112, status: affected, versionType: custom
}
{
vendor: Mozilla
product: Thunderbird
versions:
version: unspecified, lessThan: 102.10, status: affected, versionType: custom
}
