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CVE-2024-5692 Detail

Description

On Windows 10, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension such as `.url` by including an invalid character in the extension. *Note:* This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.


Metrics

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Hyperlink Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1891234
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1891234
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-5692
NVD Published Date:
06/11/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
Mozilla Corporation