Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:24710Access Control Bypass
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
55.8%
firefox is vulnerable to access controls restrictions bypass. A flaw was found in the way Firefox processed the “Enter” keypress event. A malicious web page could present a download dialog while the key is pressed, activating the default “Open” action. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by causing the browser to open malicious web content.
References
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-10/msg00002.html
secunia.com/advisories/46315
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access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1341
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
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oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13854
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