Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2023-29542

CRITICAL 9.8 Published on 2023-06-19

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.

Attack vector : Network No privileges required No user interaction

Show raw CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS 0.94% above median percentile 57.7%

Tracked apps referencing this CVE

For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.

Mozilla Thunderbird Windows winget:Mozilla.Thunderbird

Affected <102.10 Fixed in 102.10 Latest tracked 153.0.2 patched

NVD references 4 distinct products for this CVE — only those tracked by Scout (mobile and desktop catalog apps) are listed above. Libraries, servers and out-of-scope products do not appear here. Full list on NVD ↗

Vulnerable CPE configurations (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions	CPE 2.3 URI
mozilla	thunderbird All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	<102.10	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::

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