Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output Affecting firefox package, versions <112.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-5417883
  • published12 Apr 2023
  • disclosed2 Jun 2023

Introduced: 12 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-29541  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-116  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox to version 112.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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