Vulnerability CVE-2020-6797: Information

Description

By downloading a file with the .fileloc extension, a semi-privileged extension could launch an arbitrary application on the user's computer. The attacker is restricted as they are unable to download non-quarantined files or supply command line arguments to the application, limiting the impact. Note: this issue only occurs on Mac OSX. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.5, Firefox < 73, and Firefox < ESR68.5.

Severity: MEDIUM (4.3) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Published: March 2, 2020
Modified: Sept. 16, 2021
Error type identifier: CWE-20

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
firefoxsisyphus73.0.1-alt1125.0.2-alt1ALT-PU-2020-1399-1247014Fixed
firefoxp1073.0.1-alt1118.0.2-alt0.p10.1ALT-PU-2020-1399-1247014Fixed
firefoxc10f173.0.1-alt1112.0.2-alt0.p10.1ALT-PU-2020-1399-1247014Fixed
firefox-esrsisyphus68.5.0-alt1115.10.0-alt1ALT-PU-2020-1186-1245895Fixed
firefox-esrp1068.5.0-alt1115.10.0-alt1ALT-PU-2020-1186-1245895Fixed
firefox-esrp968.5.0-alt1102.11.0-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2020-1237-1245948Fixed
firefox-esrc10f168.5.0-alt1115.9.1-alt0.c10.1ALT-PU-2020-1186-1245895Fixed
firefox-esrc9f268.5.0-alt1102.12.0-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2020-1237-1245948Fixed
thunderbirdsisyphus68.5.0-alt1115.9.0-alt1ALT-PU-2020-1182-1245896Fixed
thunderbirdp1068.5.0-alt1115.9.0-alt1ALT-PU-2020-1182-1245896Fixed
thunderbirdp968.6.0-alt1102.11.0-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2020-1515-1245787Fixed
thunderbirdc10f168.5.0-alt1115.9.0-alt0.c10.1ALT-PU-2020-1182-1245896Fixed
thunderbirdc9f268.6.0-alt1102.11.0-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2020-1515-1245787Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Running on/with:
      cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*