Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 7, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2009-0068

Description

Interaction error in xdg-open allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a file with a dangerous MIME type but using a safe type that Firefox sends to xdg-open, which causes xdg-open to process the dangerous file type through automatic type detection, as demonstrated by overwriting the .desktop file.

Affected products

Freedesktop/Xdg Utils
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:xdg-utils:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/06/1nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/33137nvd
bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cginvd

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