The file download dialog in Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1 and 1.0 for Windows uses the Content-Type HTTP header to determine the file type, but saves the original file extension when "Save to Disk" is selected, which allows remote attackers to hide the real file types of downloaded files.
References
Link Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/12979 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-11/advisory/ Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/16432 Exploit Vendor Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-10-03T16:22:43

Updated: 2022-10-03T16:22:43

Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2005-1576

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2005-05-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2008-09-05T20:49:30.980


Link: CVE-2005-1576

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