CVE - CVE-2023-29542

CVE-ID
CVE-2023-29542	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810793 URL:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810793 MISC:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1815062 URL:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1815062 MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/ MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20230407	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20230407)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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