Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2023-29541
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr
- Mozilla Firefox For Android — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Mobile
- Mozilla Focus
- Mozilla Focus For Android — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-29541?
- CVE-2023-29541 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-06-02.
- How severe is CVE-2023-29541?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.