CVE-2023-5176
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CVE-2023-5176 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 117, Firefox ESR 115.2, and Thunderbird 115.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. EPSS estimates a 1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 117, Firefox ESR 115.2, and Thunderbird 115.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. 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 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 12.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1836353%2C1842674%2C1843824%2C1843962%2C1848890%2C1850180%2C1850983%2C1851195Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5506Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5513Third Party Advisory
- 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/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1836353%2C1842674%2C1843824%2C1843962%2C1848890%2C1850180%2C1850983%2C1851195Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5506Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5513Third Party Advisory
- 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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