CVE-2023-3417
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CVE-2023-3417 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Thunderbird allowed the Text Direction Override Unicode Character in filenames. An email attachment could be incorrectly shown as being a document file, while in fact it was an executable file. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Thunderbird allowed the Text Direction Override Unicode Character in filenames. An email attachment could be incorrectly shown as being a document file, while in fact it was an executable file. Newer versions of Thunderbird will strip the character and show the correct file extension. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 115.0.1 and Thunderbird < 102.13.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 102.13.1 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | >= 115.0, < 115.0.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 12.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1835582Permissions Required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5463Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-27/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-28/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1835582Permissions Required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5463Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-27/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-28/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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