CVE-2019-11696

high

Description

Files with the .JNLP extension used for "Java web start" applications are not treated as executable content for download prompts even though they can be executed if Java is installed on the local system. This could allow users to mistakenly launch an executable binary locally. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 67.

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-13/

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1392955

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-07-23

Updated: 2019-07-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High