CVE-2023-3417

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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.

7.5 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1835582 Permissions Required
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00032.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5463 Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-27/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-28/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

01 Aug 2023, 17:53

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-28/ - (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-28/ - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5463 - (MISC) https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5463 - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00032.html - (MISC) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00032.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1835582 - (MISC) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1835582 - Permissions Required
References (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-27/ - (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-27/ - Vendor Advisory
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
First Time Mozilla thunderbird
Mozilla
Debian debian Linux
Debian
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

31 Jul 2023, 10:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00032.html -

31 Jul 2023, 04:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5463 -

28 Jul 2023, 14:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-28/ -
Summary 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. 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.

24 Jul 2023, 13:09

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-07-24 11:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:14

NVD link : CVE-2023-3417

Mitre link : CVE-2023-3417

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-3417

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Products Affected

mozilla

  • thunderbird

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo