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CVE-2023-29542

A newline in a filename could have been used to bypass the file extension security mechanisms that replace malicious file extensions such as .lnk with .download. This could have led to accidental execution of malicious code. *This bug only affects Firefox and Thunderbird on Windows. Other versions of Firefox and Thunderbird are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, and Thunderbird < 102.10.

Published

2023-06-19T11:15:09.847

Last Modified

2024-12-11T16:15:09.237

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	< 112.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_esr	< 102.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	< 102.10	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	-	No

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810793 Permissions Required ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1815062 Permissions Required ([email protected])
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810793 Permissions Required (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1815062 Permissions Required (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)