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Vulnerability · Published Jun 2, 2023 · Assigned by mozilla

CVE-2023-29541

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8firefox102.10.0-1.el8_7.almaALSA-2023:1787
AlmaLinux:9firefox102.10.0-1.el9_1.almaALSA-2023:1786
AlmaLinux:9firefox-x11102.10.0-1.el9_1.almaALSA-2023:1786
AlmaLinux:8thunderbird102.10.0-2.el8_7.almaALSA-2023:1802
AlmaLinux:9thunderbird102.10.0-2.el9_1.almaALSA-2023:1809
Alpine:v3.20firefox-esr102.10.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-29541
Alpine:v3.21firefox-esr102.10.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-29541
Alpine:v3.22firefox-esr102.10.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-29541
Alpine:v3.23firefox-esr102.10.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-29541
Debian:12firefox-esr102.10.0esr-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29541
Debian:13firefox-esr102.10.0esr-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29541
Debian:14firefox-esr102.10.0esr-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29541
Debian:12thunderbird1:102.10.0-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29541
Debian:13thunderbird1:102.10.0-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29541
Debian:14thunderbird1:102.10.0-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29541
Rocky Linux:8thunderbird0:102.10.0-2.el8_7RLSA-2023:1802
Rocky Linux:9thunderbird0:102.10.0-2.el9_1RLSA-2023:1809
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs78no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-29541
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs91no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-29541
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSthunderbird1:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-29541
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSthunderbird1:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-6015-1

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – before 112
Mozilla Focus for Android unspecified – before 112
Mozilla Firefox ESR unspecified – before 102.10
Mozilla Firefox for Android unspecified – before 112
Mozilla Thunderbird unspecified – before 102.10

Weakness: CWE-116 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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