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CVE-2023-32213

Mozilla: Potential memory corruption in FileReader::DoReadData()

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

When reading a file, an uninitialized value could have been used as read limit. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 113, Firefox ESR < 102.11, and Thunderbird < 102.11.

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: When reading a file, an uninitialized value could have been used as read limit.

USN-6074-1 fixed vulnerabilities and USN-6074-2 fixed minor regressions in Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. 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. Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when using RLBox Expat driver. An attacker could potentially exploits this issue to cause a denial of service. Anne van Kesteren discovered that Firefox did not properly validate the import call in service workers. An attacker could potentially exploits this to obtain sensitive information. Sam Ezeh discovered that Firefox did not properly handle certain favicon image files. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious favicon file, an attacker could cause a denial of service.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-05-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-05-11 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2025-01-21 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-457: Use of Uninitialized Variable
  • CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 113.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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< 102.11
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Mozilla
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Thunderbird
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< 102.11
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