File type confusion due to %00 in name

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2007-3285  

Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2007-22

File type confusion due to %00 in name

Announced
July 17, 2007
Reporter
Ronald van den Heetkamp
Impact
Low
Products
Firefox, SeaMonkey
Fixed in
  • Firefox 2.0.0.5
  • SeaMonkey 1.1.3

Description

Ronald van den Heetkamp reported that a filename URL containing %00 (encoded null) can cause Firefox to interpret the file extension differently than the underlying Windows operating system potentially leading to unsafe actions such as running a program. This is only accessible locally.

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