CVE-2023-6208
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2023-11-21 | |
| Impact: | Moderate | What is this? |
Description
When using X11, text selected by the page using the Selection API was erroneously copied into the primary selection, a temporary storage not unlike the clipboard. *This bug only affects Firefox on X11. Other systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 120, Firefox ESR < 115.5.0, and Thunderbird < 115.5.
See more information about CVE-2023-6208 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 metrics
| Base Score: | 6.1 |
| Vector String: | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| Version: | 3.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Network |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Privileges Required: | None |
| User Interaction: | Required |
| Scope: | Changed |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Low |
| Integrity Impact: | Low |
| Availability Impact: | None |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox) | ELSA-2023-7509 | 2023-11-27 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (thunderbird) | ELSA-2023-7505 | 2023-11-28 |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (firefox) | ELSA-2023-7508 | 2023-11-28 |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (thunderbird) | ELSA-2023-7500 | 2023-11-28 |
| Oracle Linux version 9 (firefox) | ELSA-2023-7507 | 2023-11-28 |
| Oracle Linux version 9 (thunderbird) | ELSA-2023-7501 | 2023-11-28 |
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