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CVE-2020-15658

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 end

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Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 78.1, 79
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR

    fixed in 78.1

  • Mozilla Firefox

    fixed in 79

  • Mozilla Thunderbird

    fixed in 78.1

References 6

mozilla.org

bugzilla.mozilla.org

lists.opensuse.org

usn.ubuntu.com