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GHSA-WM65-G4Q2-JH7C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-02 18:30 – Updated: 2023-06-09 06:30

Details

Firefox did not properly handle downloads of files ending in .desktop, which can be interpreted to run attacker-controlled commands.
This bug only affects Firefox for Linux on certain Distributions. Other operating systems are unaffected, and Mozilla is unable to enumerate all affected Linux Distributions.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10.

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


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

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CVE-2023-29541 (GCVE-0-2023-29541)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-02 00:00 – Updated: 2025-01-10 19:09

Summary

Firefox did not properly handle downloads of files ending in <code>.desktop</code>, which can be interpreted to run attacker-controlled commands. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Linux on certain Distributions. Other operating systems are unaffected, and Mozilla is unable to enumerate all affected Linux Distributions.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10.

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


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

CWE

Files with malicious extensions could have been downloaded unsafely on Linux

Assigner

mozilla

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810191

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Mozilla

Firefox

Affected: unspecified , < 112 (custom)

Mozilla	Focus for Android	Affected: unspecified , < 112 (custom)
Mozilla	Firefox ESR	Affected: unspecified , < 102.10 (custom)
Mozilla	Firefox for Android	Affected: unspecified , < 112 (custom)
Mozilla	Thunderbird	Affected: unspecified , < 102.10 (custom)

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2023-29541 (GCVE-0-2023-29541)

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