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    CVE-2009-0068

    Interaction error in xdg-open allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a file with a dangerous MIME type but using a safe type that Firefox sends to xdg-open, which causes xdg-open to process the dangerous file type through automatic type detection, as demonstrated by overwriting the .desktop file.

    Published:Jan 7, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jan 7, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.01379
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Freedesktop
    Product
    Xdg-utils
    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Firefox

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High