CVE-2023-4050
Mozilla: Stack buffer overflow in StorageManager
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
In some cases, an untrusted input stream was copied to a stack buffer without checking its size. This resulted in a potentially exploitable crash which could have led to a sandbox escape. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
In some cases, an untrusted input stream was copied to a stack buffer without checking its size. This resulted in a potentially exploitable crash which could have led to a sandbox escape.
*Credits:
Mark Brand
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Attack Vector
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- Decision:-
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Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-08-01 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-01 CVE Published
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-02 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (9)
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00008.html |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00010.html |
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| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5464 | Third Party Advisory |
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| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5469 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29 | 2023-08-09 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-30 | 2023-08-09 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-31 | 2023-08-09 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4050 | 2023-08-07 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228365 | 2023-08-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 116.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 116.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | >= 102.0 < 102.14 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " >= 102.0 < 102.14" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | >= 115.0 < 115.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " >= 115.0 < 115.1" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 12.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "12.0" | - |
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