CVE-2023-5176

Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 118, Firefox ESR 115.3, and Thunderbird 115.3

Published Sep 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Analysis

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3587-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3601-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5506-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5513-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57513 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6404-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6405-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-120

    Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

  • CWE-787

    Out-of-bounds Write

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
May 1, 2025, 5:53 PM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2023, 3:03 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 27, 2023, 3:19 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:47 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 26, 2023, 12:00 AM