Description
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.
Published: 2020-01-08
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-7493 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.
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Microsoft Windows
Mozilla Firefox
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T01:24:48.672Z

Reserved: 2019-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-17019

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-08T22:15:12.497

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:31:33.450

Link: CVE-2019-17019

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