CVE-2023-6865
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CVE-2023-6865 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. `EncryptingOutputStream` was susceptible to exposing uninitialized data. This issue could only be abused in order to write data to a local disk which may have implications for private browsing mode. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
`EncryptingOutputStream` was susceptible to exposing uninitialized data. This issue could only be abused in order to write data to a local disk which may have implications for private browsing mode. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6 and Firefox < 121.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 121.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 115.6 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 12.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1864123Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1864123Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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