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CVE-2017-7765 The "Mark of the Web" was not correctly saved on Windows when files with very long names were downloaded from the…

Description

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 Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Firefox 54 earliest → < 54 54
Firefox ESR 52.2 earliest → < 52.2 52.2
Thunderbird 52.2 earliest → < 52.2 52.2
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