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 ...
0.0
CVSS
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2023-29542
CVSS Base Severity: LOW
CVSS Base Score: 0.0
Affected Products
Vendor: Mozilla
Product: Firefox
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.33% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 70.72% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810793https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1815062
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/