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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810793	Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1815062	Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810793	Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1815062	Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810793 - Permissions Required~~	() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810793 - Permissions Required
References	~~() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1815062 - Permissions Required~~	() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1815062 - Permissions Required
References	~~() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/ - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/ - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/ - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/ - Vendor Advisory

27 Jun 2023, 08:51

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.8
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr::::::::
References	~~(MISC) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810793 -~~	(MISC) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810793 - Permissions Required
References	~~(MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/ -~~	(MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/ - Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ -~~	(MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ - Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/ -~~	(MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/ - Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1815062 -~~	(MISC) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1815062 - Permissions Required

19 Jun 2023, 11:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-06-19 11:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 07:57

NVD link : CVE-2023-29542

Mitre link : CVE-2023-29542

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-29542

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Products Affected

mozilla

firefox
thunderbird
firefox_esr

microsoft

windows

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

9.8 /10