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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2023-06-19T10:03:32.039Z
Updated: 2024-08-02T14:14:38.959Z
Reserved: 2023-04-07T19:49:37.877Z
Link: CVE-2023-29542
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2023-06-19T11:15:09.847
Modified: 2024-11-21T07:57:15.927
Link: CVE-2023-29542
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