CVE-2023-5169
Mozilla: Out-of-bounds write in PathOps
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
Un proceso de contenido comprometido podría haber proporcionado datos maliciosos en un `PathRecording`, lo que habría resultado en una escritura fuera de los límites, lo que habría provocado una falla potencialmente explotable en un proceso privilegiado. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3 y Thunderbird < 115.3.
A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording`, resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2023-09-25 CVE Reserved
- 2023-09-27 CVE Published
- 2024-09-23 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-29 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (10)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.html | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD | Mailing List |
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| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5513 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00034.html | 2023-10-12 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5506 | 2023-10-12 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41 | 2023-10-12 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42 | 2023-10-12 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43 | 2023-10-12 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5169 | 2023-10-05 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240893 | 2023-10-05 |
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" | < 118 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 118" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 115.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 115.3" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 115.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 115.3" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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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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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 39 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "39" | - |
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