Firefox did not properly handle downloads of files ending in <code>.desktop</code>, which can be interpreted to run attacker-controlled commands. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Linux on certain Distributions. Other operating systems are unaffected, and Mozilla is unable to enumerate all affected Linux Distributions.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10.
The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/ | vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/ | vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ | vendor advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810191 | vendor advisory issue tracking permissions required |