PT-2023-2860 · Mozilla+4 · Firefox+4

Andrew Mccreight + 2 · Published 2023-05-09 · Updated 2025-04-03 · CVE-2023-32216

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Firefox versions prior to 113

Description The issue is related to memory safety bugs present in Firefox, which showed evidence of memory corruption. It is presumed that with enough effort, some of these bugs could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted website, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Firefox versions prior to 113, update to version 113 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to potentially vulnerable components until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2023-1773

ALT-PU-2023-5754

ALT-PU-2023-6436

ALT-PU-2024-14035

ALT-PU-2024-3614

ALT-PU-2024-4241

BDU:2023-02807

CVE-2023-32216

OESA-2025-1377

OESA-2025-1379

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12920-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1

USN-6074-1

USN-6074-2

USN-6074-3

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Firefox

Linuxmint

Ubuntu

References · 1903

• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6074-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32208 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32213 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32215 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32216 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32209 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32216 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32206 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32216 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6074-3 · Vendor Advisory
• https://mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-16 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20220829SE16 · Vendor Advisory
• https://mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-16 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32207 · Vendor Advisory