CVE-2023-5169

CVE Details

Release Date:

2023-09-26

Description

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.

See more information about CVE-2023-5169 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox)	ELSA-2023-5477	2023-10-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2023-5475	2023-10-13
Oracle Linux version 8 (firefox)	ELSA-2023-5433	2023-10-06
Oracle Linux version 8 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2023-5428	2023-10-06
Oracle Linux version 9 (firefox)	ELSA-2023-5434	2023-10-05
Oracle Linux version 9 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2023-5435	2023-10-05

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