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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2023-06-19T10:03:32.039Z

Updated: 2023-06-19T10:04:30.935Z

Reserved: 2023-04-07T19:49:37.877Z


Link: CVE-2023-29542

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2023-06-19T11:15:09.847

Modified: 2023-06-27T08:51:31.017


Link: CVE-2023-29542

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