Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2023-29542

Disclosure Date: June 19, 2023
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Description

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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
9.8 Critical
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • mozilla

Products

  • firefox,
  • firefox esr,
  • thunderbird

Additional Info

Technical Analysis