| Name | CVE-2023-28163 |
| Description | When downloading files through the Save As dialog on Windows with suggested filenames containing environment variable names, Windows would have resolved those in the context of the current user. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111, Firefox ESR < 102.9, and Thunderbird < 102.9. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| firefox (PTS) | sid | 131.0-1 | fixed |
| firefox-esr (PTS) | bullseye | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 115.15.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 115.14.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 115.15.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 115.15.0esr-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 128.3.0esr-1 | fixed | |
| thunderbird (PTS) | bullseye | 1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1:115.15.0-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1:115.12.0-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 1:115.15.0-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 1:128.2.0esr-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 1:128.2.3esr-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| firefox | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| firefox-esr | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| thunderbird | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- firefox <not-affected> (Windows-specific)
- firefox-esr <not-affected> (Windows-specific)
- thunderbird <not-affected> (Windows-specific)
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-09/#CVE-2023-28163
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-10/#CVE-2023-28163
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-11/#CVE-2023-28163