CVE-2009-0068 Information

Description

Interaction error in xdg-open allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a file with a dangerous MIME type but using a safe type that Firefox sends to xdg-open which causes xdg-open to process the dangerous file type through automatic type detection as demonstrated by overwriting the .desktop file.

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/06/1 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33137 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19377