CVE-2023-29541

02.06.2023, 17:15

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.

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	NIST	8.8 HIGH	NETWORK	LOW	NONE	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mozilla	CNA	---				---
CVE	ADP	---				---
CISA-ADP	ADP	8.8 HIGH	NETWORK	LOW	NONE	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 35%

Vendor	Product	Version
mozilla	firefox	𝑥 < 112.0
mozilla	firefox_esr	𝑥 < 102.10
mozilla	thunderbird	𝑥 < 102.10

𝑥

= Vulnerable software versions

Debian Releases

Debian Product

Codename

firefox

sid	133.0.3-1 fixed

firefox-esr

bullseye	115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 fixed
bullseye (security)	128.5.0esr-1~deb11u1 fixed
bookworm	128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1 fixed
bookworm (security)	128.5.0esr-1~deb12u1 fixed
trixie	128.5.0esr-1 fixed
sid	128.5.1esr-1 fixed

thunderbird

bullseye	1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1 fixed
bullseye (security)	1:128.5.0esr-1~deb11u1 fixed
bookworm	1:115.16.0esr-1~deb12u1 fixed
bookworm (security)	1:128.5.0esr-1~deb12u1 fixed
sid	1:128.5.2esr-1 fixed
trixie	1:128.5.2esr-1 fixed

Ubuntu Releases

Ubuntu Product

Codename

firefox

noble	not-affected
mantic	not-affected
lunar	not-affected
kinetic	not-affected
jammy	not-affected
focal	Fixed 112.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 released
bionic	Fixed 112.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 released
xenial	ignored
trusty	ignored

mozjs38

noble	dne
mantic	dne
lunar	dne
kinetic	dne
jammy	dne
focal	dne
bionic	ignored
xenial	dne
trusty	dne

mozjs52

noble	dne
mantic	dne
lunar	dne
kinetic	dne
jammy	dne
focal	ignored
bionic	ignored
xenial	dne
trusty	dne

mozjs68

noble	dne
mantic	dne
lunar	dne
kinetic	dne
jammy	dne
focal	ignored
bionic	dne
xenial	dne
trusty	dne

mozjs78

noble	dne
mantic	dne
lunar	ignored
kinetic	ignored
jammy	ignored
focal	dne
bionic	dne
xenial	dne
trusty	dne

mozjs91

noble	dne
mantic	dne
lunar	dne
kinetic	dne
jammy	ignored
focal	dne
bionic	dne
xenial	dne
trusty	dne

thunderbird

noble	not-affected
mantic	not-affected
lunar	not-affected
kinetic	Fixed 1:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.10.1 released
jammy	Fixed 1:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 released
focal	Fixed 1:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 released
bionic	Fixed 1:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 released
xenial	ignored
trusty	ignored

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-116 - Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
The software prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810191

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810191

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/