CVE-2020-15658

Summary

The code for downloading files did not properly take care of special characters, which led to an attacker being able to cut off the file ending at an earlier position, leading to a different file type being downloaded than shown in the dialog. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
MozillaFirefox ESRunspecified < 78.1affected
MozillaFirefoxunspecified < 79affected
MozillaThunderbirdunspecified < 78.1affected

Weaknesses

  • Overriding file type when saving to disk

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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