PT-2023-6489 · Mozilla+9 · Firefox+11
André Bargull
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Published
2023-09-26
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Updated
2025-03-14
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CVE-2023-5176
CVSS v2.0
10
Critical
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox versions prior to 118
Firefox ESR versions prior to 115.3
Thunderbird versions prior to 115.3
Description
The issue is related to memory safety bugs, which have shown evidence of memory corruption. It is presumed that with enough effort, some of these bugs could be exploited to run arbitrary code. The vulnerability is also described as a buffer overflow in memory, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Recommendations
For Firefox versions prior to 118, update to version 118 or later.
For Firefox ESR versions prior to 115.3, update to version 115.3 or later.
For Thunderbird versions prior to 115.3, update to version 115.3 or later.
Exploit
Fix
Memory Corruption
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Centos
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Linuxmint
Red Hat
Red Os
Suse
Thunderbird
Ubuntu