Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102.9 Content-Disposition Header null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102.9. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Content-Disposition Header Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-29539. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102.9 (Mail Client Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Content-Disposition Header Handler. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

When handling the filename directive in the Content-Disposition header, the filename would be truncated if the filename contained a NULL character. This could have led to reflected file download attacks potentially tricking users to install malware. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10.

The weakness was presented 04/11/2023 by Trung Pham as Bug 1784348 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

When handling the filename directive in the Content-Disposition header, the filename would be truncated if the filename contained a NULL character. This could have led to reflected file download attacks potentially tricking users to install malware.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-29539. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239763 (TencentOS Server 4: thunderbird (TSSA-2024:0450)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 102.10 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (239763) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-33081). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 239763
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: thunderbird (TSSA-2024:0450)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 102.10

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04/14/2023 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1784348
Researcher: Trung Pham
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-29539 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-29539
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-226013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2023 16:45
Updated: 08/21/2026 21:31
Changes: 04/14/2023 16:45 (17), 04/14/2023 16:49 (28), 05/03/2023 14:05 (1), 06/20/2025 19:53 (16), 12/10/2025 12:41 (1), 08/21/2026 21:31 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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