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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
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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
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-10 19:08 UTC
CWE
  • Files with malicious extensions could have been downloaded unsafely on Linux
  • CWE-116 - Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 112 (custom)
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Mozilla Focus for Android Affected: unspecified , < 112 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 102.10 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox for Android Affected: unspecified , < 112 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 102.10 (custom)
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

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  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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