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CVE-2017-7765 — The "Mark of the Web" was not correctly saved on Windows when files with very lo

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.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.49% (top 34.60%)
CWE
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Published
2018-06-11T21:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T16:12:28.502Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

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…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MozillaFirefoxunspecified
MozillaFirefox ESRunspecified
MozillaThunderbirdunspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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