CVE-2023-5176

CVE Details

Release Date:

2023-09-26

Description

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 117, Firefox ESR 115.2, and Thunderbird 115.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.

See more information about CVE-2023-5176 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:	9.8	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	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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