CVE-2024-5692
"Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Windows Browser Save As Extension Truncation"
Description
On Windows 10, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension such as `.url` by including an invalid character in the extension. *Note:* This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 1, 2024, 1:59 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 01, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description On Windows, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension such as `.url` by including an invalid character in the extension. *Note:* This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127 and Firefox ESR < 115.12. On Windows 10, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension such as `.url` by including an invalid character in the extension. *Note:* This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12. Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference Mozilla Corporation https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1837514 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 11, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description On Windows, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension such as `.url` by including an invalid character in the extension. *Note:* This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127 and Firefox ESR < 115.12. Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1837514 [No types assigned] Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1891234 [No types assigned] Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/ [No types assigned]
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