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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-firefox-esralpine-linux-upgrade-thunderbirdalpine-linux-upgrade-firefox | Aug 22, 2024 | Jun 19, 2023 | |
| Mfsa2023 13 | mozilla-firefox-upgrade-112_0 | Apr 12, 2023 | Apr 11, 2023 | |
| Mfsa2023 14 | mozilla-firefox-esr-upgrade-102_10 | Apr 12, 2023 | Apr 11, 2023 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | mozilla-thunderbird-upgrade-102_10 | Apr 12, 2023 | Apr 11, 2023 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-mozillafirefoxsuse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-branding-upstreamsuse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-develsuse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-commonsuse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-othersuse-upgrade-mozillathunderbirdsuse-upgrade-mozillathunderbird-translations-commonsuse-upgrade-mozillathunderbird-translations-other | Apr 12, 2023 | Apr 11, 2023 |
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