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CVE-2023-5169

Mozilla: Out-of-bounds write in PathOps

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
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 &lt; 118, Firefox ESR &lt; 115.3 y Thunderbird &lt; 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.

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. Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when non-HTTPS Alternate Services is enabled. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.

*Credits: sonakkbi
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
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:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-09-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-09-27 CVE Published
  • 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 118
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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< 115.3
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Mozilla
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Thunderbird
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< 115.3
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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10.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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11.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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12.0
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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39
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