Firefox <112 Desktop File Command Injection on Linux
CVE-2023-29541 Published on June 2, 2023
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-29541 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an Output Sanitization Vulnerability?
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.
CVE-2023-29541 has been classified to as an Output Sanitization vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox:- Version unspecified and below 112 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 112 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 102.10 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 112 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 102.10 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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