Bug 2128806 (CVE-2022-3155) - CVE-2022-3155 Mozilla: Attachment files saved to disk on macOS could be executed without warning
Summary: CVE-2022-3155 Mozilla: Attachment files saved to disk on macOS could be execu...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2022-3155
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Blocks: 2126005
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2022-09-21 14:28 UTC by Mauro Matteo Cascella
Modified: 2022-11-27 22:29 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

Fixed In Version: thunderbird 102.3
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A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes the issue that Thunderbird did not set the attribute com.apple.quarantine on the received file when saving or opening an email attachment on macOS. If the received file was an application and the user attempted to open it, the application was started immediately without asking the user to confirm.
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Last Closed: 2022-11-27 22:29:47 UTC
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Description Mauro Matteo Cascella 2022-09-21 14:28:18 UTC 
When saving or opening an email attachment on macOS, Thunderbird did not set attribute com.apple.quarantine on the received file. If the received file was an application and the user attempted to open it, then the application was started immediately without asking the user to confirm.

External Reference:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/#CVE-2022-3155
Comment 1 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-11-27 22:29:45 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-3155
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