CVE-2023-5168
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CVE-2023-5168 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A compromised content process could have provided malicious data to `FilterNodeD2D1` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.. EPSS estimates a 0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A compromised content process could have provided malicious data to `FilterNodeD2D1` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 118 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 115.3 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 115.3 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846683Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846683Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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