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Vulnerability details: VCID-8cy4-n9sd-aaaq
Vulnerability ID VCID-8cy4-n9sd-aaaq
Aliases CVE-2023-29541
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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
System Score Found at
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cvssv3.1 8.8 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810191
ssvc Track https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810191
cvssv3 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29541
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29541
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/
ssvc Track https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/
ssvc Track https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/
ssvc Track https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-29541.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-29541
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810191
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-0547
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1945
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1999
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28427
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-29479
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-29533
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-29535
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-29536
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-29539
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-29541
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-29548
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-29550
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/
2186106 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2186106
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:focus:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:focus:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2023-29541 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29541
GLSA-202305-35 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-35
mfsa2023-13 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13
mfsa2023-14 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14
mfsa2023-15 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15
RHSA-2023:1785 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1785
RHSA-2023:1786 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1786
RHSA-2023:1787 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1787
RHSA-2023:1788 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1788
RHSA-2023:1789 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1789
RHSA-2023:1790 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1790
RHSA-2023:1791 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1791
RHSA-2023:1792 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1792
RHSA-2023:1802 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1802
RHSA-2023:1803 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1803
RHSA-2023:1804 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1804
RHSA-2023:1805 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1805
RHSA-2023:1806 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1806
RHSA-2023:1809 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1809
RHSA-2023:1810 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1810
RHSA-2023:1811 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1811
USN-6010-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/6010-1/
USN-6015-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/6015-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-29541.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810191
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-10T19:08:52Z/ Found at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810191
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29541
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29541
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-10T19:08:52Z/ Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-10T19:08:52Z/ Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-10T19:08:52Z/ Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.35654
EPSS Score 0.00143
Published At April 15, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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