Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2018· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2018-12368
CVE-2018-12368
Description
Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded from the internet and have the "Mark of the Web." Without the warning, unsuspecting users unfamiliar with this new file type might run an unwanted executable. This also allows a WebExtension with the limited downloads.open permission to execute arbitrary code without user interaction on Windows 10 systems. *Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.
Affected products
22- osv-coords19 versionspkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207
< 52.9.0esr-109.38.2+ 18 more
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-109.38.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-109.38.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-3.7.12
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-72.38.6
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-72.38.6
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-72.38.6
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-72.38.6
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-109.38.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-109.38.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-109.38.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-109.38.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-109.38.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-72.38.6
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-109.38.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-109.38.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-109.38.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-72.38.6
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-109.38.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.9.0esr-109.38.2
- Range: unspecified
- Range: unspecified
- Mozilla/Firefox ESRv5Range: unspecified
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
10- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104560mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- posts.specterops.io/the-tale-of-settingcontent-ms-files-f1ea253e4d39mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-17/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-18/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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