Bug 2111909 (CVE-2022-36314)

Summary: CVE-2022-36314 Mozilla: Opening local <code>.lnk</code> files could cause unexpected network loads
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Mauro Matteo Cascella <mcascell>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: erack, jhorak, nobody, stransky, tpopela
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A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes the issue of when opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that leads to unexpected network requests from the operating system.
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Description Mauro Matteo Cascella 2022-07-28 12:42:24 UTC 
When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from the operating system.

This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.

External Reference:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-30/#CVE-2022-36314