Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0, does not properly handle a right-to-left override (aka RLO or U+202E) Unicode character in a download filename, which allows remote attackers to spoof file extensions via a crafted filename, as demonstrated by displaying a non-executable extension for an executable file.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1922-1 | New xulrunner packages fix several vulnerabilities |
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-3358 | Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0, does not properly handle a right-to-left override (aka RLO or U+202E) Unicode character in a download filename, which allows remote attackers to spoof file extensions via a crafted filename, as demonstrated by displaying a non-executable extension for an executable file. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-853-1 | Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-915-1 | Thunderbird vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:22:24.510Z
Reserved: 2009-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-3376
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-10-29T14:30:00.983
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-3376
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN