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CVE-2023-25733

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5880-1

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

The return value from `gfx::SourceSurfaceSkia::Map()` wasn't being verified which could have potentially lead to a null pointer dereference. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110.

USN-5880-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. Christian Holler discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when using PKCS 12 Safe Bag attributes. An attacker could construct a PKCS 12 cert bundle in such a way that could allow for arbitrary memory writes. Johan Carlsson discovered that Firefox did not properly manage child iframe's unredacted URI when using Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only header. An attacker could potentially exploits this to obtain sensitive information. Vitor Torres discovered that Firefox did not properly manage permissions of extensions interaction via ExpandedPrincipals. An attacker could potentially exploits this issue to download malicious files or execute arbitrary code. Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly validate background script invoking requestFullscreen. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform spoofing attacks. Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when using EncodeInputStream in xpcom. An attacker could potentially exploits this issue to cause a denial of service. Samuel Grob discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when using wrappers wrapping a scripted proxy. An attacker could potentially exploits this issue to cause a denial of service. Holger Fuhrmannek discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when using Module load requests. An attacker could potentially exploits this issue to cause a denial of service. Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: Ronald Crane
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-02-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-02-20 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-11 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value
CAPEC
References (1)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 110.0
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Affected