CVE-2023-4575
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CVE-2023-4575 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. When creating a callback over IPC for showing the File Picker window, multiple of the same callbacks could have been created at a time and eventually all simultaneously destroyed as soon as one of the callbacks finished. This could have led to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
When creating a callback over IPC for showing the File Picker window, multiple of the same callbacks could have been created at a time and eventually all simultaneously destroyed as soon as one of the callbacks finished. This could have led to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 102.15, Firefox ESR < 115.2, Thunderbird < 102.15, and Thunderbird < 115.2.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 117.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | >= 115.0, < 115.2 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 102.15 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 115.2 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846689Issue Tracking
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-34/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-35/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-36/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-38/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846689Issue Tracking
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-34/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-35/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-36/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-38/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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