GHSA-983c-fhxg-vvqr
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022
The "Mark of the Web" was not correctly saved on Windows when files with very long names were downloaded from the Internet. Without the Mark of the Web data, the security warning that Windows displays before running executables downloaded from the Internet is not shown. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.
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Timeline
- May 13, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
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vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-983c-fhxg-vvqr
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-983c-fhxg-vvqr
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"https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-983c-fhxg-vvqr/fixes/registry"
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References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15 url
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 url
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 url
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7765 advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1273265 url