Bug 1801917 (CVE-2020-6797)

Summary:	CVE-2020-6797 Mozilla: Extensions granted downloads.open permission could open arbitrary applications on Mac OSX
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Doran Moppert <dmoppert>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	cschalle, gecko-bugs-nobody, jhorak, stransky
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Description Doran Moppert 2020-02-11 22:41:52 UTC

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.*



External Reference:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-06/#CVE-2020-6797

Comment 1 Doran Moppert 2020-02-11 22:41:55 UTC

Acknowledgments:

Name: the Mozilla project
Upstream: Vladimir Metnew