CVE - CVE-2020-35112

CVE-ID
CVE-2020-35112	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
If a user downloaded a file lacking an extension on Windows, and then "Open"-ed it from the downloads panel, if there was an executable file in the downloads directory with the same name but with an executable extension (such as .bat or .exe) that executable would have been launched instead. Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 84, Thunderbird < 78.6, and Firefox ESR < 78.6.
References
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MISC:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1661365 URL:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1661365 MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-54/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-54/ MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-55/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-55/ MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-56/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-56/
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20201210	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 (20201210)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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