CVE-2023-5728
Mozilla: Improper object tracking during GC in the JavaScript engine could have led to a crash.
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
During garbage collection extra operations were performed on a object that should not be. This could have led to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.
Durante la recolección de la "basura" se realizaron operaciones adicionales en un objeto que no debería realizarse. Esto podría haber provocado un fallo potencialmente explotable. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox < 119, Firefox ESR < 115.4 y Thunderbird < 115.4.1.
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
During garbage collection extra operations were performed on a object that should not be. This could have led to a potentially exploitable crash.
*Credits:
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CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-10-23 CVE Reserved
- 2023-10-24 CVE Published
- 2024-09-11 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (10)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00037.html | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00042.html | Mailing List |
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| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5535 | Mailing List |
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| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5538 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1852729 | 2023-11-02 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-45 | 2023-11-02 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-46 | 2023-11-02 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-47 | 2023-11-02 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5728 | 2023-10-30 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245903 | 2023-10-30 |
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" | < 119.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 119.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 115.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 115.4" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 115.4.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 115.4.1" | - |
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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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