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CVE-2020-6797 json

By downloading a file with the .fileloc extension, a semi-privileged extension could launch an arbitrary application on the user's computer.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-27944

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Thunderbird 68.5
  • Mozilla Firefox 73, ESR68.5
  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP1 68.5.0-3.71.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +17 more 68.5.0-109.106.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 68.5.0-3.72.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 68.5.0-78.61.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:14290-1SUSE-SU-2020:0385-1SUSE-SU-2020:0384-1SUSE-SU-2020:0383-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.1.1-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Leap 15.1 68.5.0-lp151.2.25.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.1 68.5.0-lp151.2.30.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0231-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0230-1

  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +10 more 68.5.0-r0
  • thunderbird Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +5 more 68.5.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-6797

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

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red hat product security vex CVE-2020-6797 updated cvss 4.3

Mozilla: Extensions granted downloads.open permission could open arbitrary applications on Mac OSX

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 firefox, thunderbird
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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