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.
Published: 2023-07-24
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3510-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5463-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-44083 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6333-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000

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Title thunderbird: File Extension Spoofing using the Text Direction Override Character File Extension Spoofing using the Text Direction Override Character

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux
Mozilla Thunderbird
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Aus Rhel E4s Rhel Eus Rhel Tus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-18T15:22:50.216Z

Reserved: 2023-06-26T17:25:53.967Z

Link: CVE-2023-3417

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Updated: 2024-08-02T06:55:03.371Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-24T11:15:09.953

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:17:13.330

Link: CVE-2023-3417

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-07-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-3417 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses