CVE-2019-17019

Description

When Python was installed on Windows, a python file being served with the MIME type of text/plain could be executed by Python instead of being opened as a text file when the Open option was selected upon download. *Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-01/

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1568003

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3