| Name | CVE-2023-29542 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| firefox (PTS) | sid | 132.0.2-1 | fixed |
| firefox-esr (PTS) | bullseye | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 128.4.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 128.4.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie | 128.3.1esr-2 | fixed |
| sid | 128.4.0esr-1 | fixed |
| thunderbird (PTS) | bullseye | 1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1:128.4.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:115.16.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 1:128.4.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:128.4.2esr-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) | | | |
Notes
- firefox <not-affected> (Only affects Firefox on Windows)
- firefox-esr <not-affected> (Only affects Firefox ESR on Windows)
- thunderbird <not-affected> (Only affects Thunderbird on Windows)
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/#CVE-2023-29542
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/#CVE-2023-29542