CVE-2023-29538
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6010-2
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Under specific circumstances a WebExtension may have received a <code>jar:file:///</code> URI instead of a <code>moz-extension:///</code> URI during a load request. This leaked directory paths on the user's machine. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.
USN-6010-1 fixed vulnerabilities and USN-6010-2 fixed minor regressions in Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly manage fullscreen notifications using a combination of window.open, fullscreen requests, window.name assignments, and setInterval calls. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform spoofing attacks. Lukas Bernhard discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when doing Garbage Collector compaction. An attacker could potentially exploits this issue to cause a denial of service. Zx from qriousec discovered that Firefox did not properly validate the address to free a pointer provided to the memory manager. An attacker could potentially exploits this issue to cause a denial of service. Alexis aka zoracon discovered that Firefox did not properly validate the URI received by the WebExtension during a load request. An attacker could potentially exploits this to obtain sensitive information. Trung Pham discovered that Firefox did not properly validate the filename directive in the Content-Disposition header. An attacker could possibly exploit this to perform reflected file download attacks potentially tricking users to install malware. Ameen Basha M K discovered that Firefox did not properly validate downloads of files ending in .desktop. An attacker could potentially exploits this issue to execute arbitrary code.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Timeline
- 2023-04-07 CVE Reserved
- 2023-04-12 CVE Published
- 2025-01-09 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
CAPEC
References (2)
URL | Tag | Source |
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1685403 | Issue Tracking |
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13 | 2023-06-21 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 112.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 112.0" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 112.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 112.0" | android |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Focus Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Focus" | < 112.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Focus" and version " < 112.0" | android |
Affected
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