CVE-2023-29542
CRITICAL
INFO
Priority: 0.09
BB Relevance:
80/100
Published: 2023-06-19
Modified: 2026-10-23
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Auth
No Interaction
Conf. Impact
Integ. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
None
S:
Unchanged
C:
High
I:
High
A:
High
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.
Affected Software (3)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | < 112.0 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | < 102.10 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 102.10 |
References & Advisories (5)
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