CVE-2023-29541 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-29541 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 02/06/2023 | CVE Updated: 02/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: mozilla | Vendor: Mozilla | Product: Firefox
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-29541 Description

Firefox did not properly handle downloads of files ending in .desktop, which can be interpreted to run attacker-controlled commands.
*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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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    User Interaction (UI)*
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    Integrity Impact (I)*
    Availability Impact (A)*

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Files with malicious extensions could have been downloaded unsafely on Linux
Source: Mozilla

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).