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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD9.8 Critical

CVE-2023-29542

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 l

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
mozilla

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 products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Mozilla Firefox

Default version status: unaffected

  • unspecified to < 112affected

Mozilla Firefox ESR

Default version status: unaffected

  • unspecified to < 102.10affected

Mozilla Thunderbird

Default version status: unaffected

  • unspecified to < 102.10affected

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