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CVE-2023-6205

Mozilla: Use-after-free in MessagePort::Entangled

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

It was possible to cause the use of a MessagePort after it had already been freed, which could potentially have led to an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 120, Firefox ESR < 115.5.0, and Thunderbird < 115.5.

Era posible provocar el uso de un MessagePort después de que ya se había liberado, lo que podría haber provocado un fallo explotable. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox &lt; 120, Firefox &lt; 115.5 y Thunderbird &lt; 115.5.0.

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: It was possible to cause the use of a MessagePort after it had already been freed, which could potentially have led to an exploitable crash.

USN-6509-1 fixed vulnerabilities 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. It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when images were created on the canvas element. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information. It discovered that Firefox incorrectly handled certain memory when using a MessagePort. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. It discovered that Firefox incorrectly did not properly manage ownership in ReadableByteStreams. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. It discovered that Firefox incorrectly did not properly manage copy operations when using Selection API in X11. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information. Rachmat Abdul Rokhim discovered incorrectly handled parsing of relative URLS starting with "///". An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.

*Credits: Yangkang of 360 ATA Team
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
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
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
  • 2023-11-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-11-21 CVE Published
  • 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 120.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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< 115.5.0
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Mozilla
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Thunderbird
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< 115.5
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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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