VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2023-5169
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.09%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-09-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787
Primary references
- security@mozilla.org — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- security@mozilla.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@mozilla.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@mozilla.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@mozilla.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@mozilla.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@mozilla.org — Vendor Advisory
- security@mozilla.org — Vendor Advisory
- security@mozilla.org — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory