CVE - CVE-2018-12368

CVE-ID
CVE-2018-12368	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded from the internet and have the "Mark of the Web." Without the warning, unsuspecting users unfamiliar with this new file type might run an unwanted executable. This also allows a WebExtension with the limited downloads.open permission to execute arbitrary code without user interaction on Windows 10 systems. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.
References
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BID:104560 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104560 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1468217 CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-17/ CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-18/ CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/ GENTOO:GLSA-201810-01 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 MISC:https://posts.specterops.io/the-tale-of-settingcontent-ms-files-f1ea253e4d39 SECTRACK:1041193 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20180614	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20180614)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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