CVE-2023-29542
Estado: ModificadaCrítica (9.8)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.94%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 60
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (3)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
Referencias
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810793
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1815062
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810793
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1815062
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/
JSON original (NVD)
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