8.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-29539
Firefox and Thunderbird HTTP Header Filename Truncation Vulnerability
Description

When handling the filename directive in the Content-Disposition header, the filename would be truncated if the filename contained a NULL character. This could have led to reflected file download attacks potentially tricking users to install malware. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10.

INFO

Published Date :

June 2, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:57 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-29539 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-29539 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
3 Mozilla thunderbird
4 Mozilla focus
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Collection of Solutions for Debian GNU/Linux End Users

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Shell Python HTML Vim Script TeX CSS PowerShell Dockerfile JavaScript Makefile

Updated: 3 weeks ago
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Born at : July 14, 2023, 1:06 a.m. This repo has been linked 16 different CVEs too.

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Python

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 29, 2023, 1:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 16 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-29539 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-29539 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1784348
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1784348 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1784348 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 112.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 112.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 102.10 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:focus:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 112.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 102.10
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.48 }} 1.24%

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0.86515

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