CVE-2022-46875
Description
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .atloc and .ftploc files, which can run commands on a user's computer.
Note: This issue only affected Mac OS operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.1 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | None | N/A |
| User Interaction | Required | Required | N/A |
| Scope | Changed | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | Low | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Low | High | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Non-Repudiation
Technical Impact: Hide Activities
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Dohyun Lee as the original reporter.
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