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Medium · 5.4 CVE-2023-25730 EUVD-2023-29637GHSA-3q42-qm7m-gp8c

A background script invoking <code>requestFullscreen</code> and then blocking the main thread could force the browser into fullscreen mode …

Published Jun 2, 2023 · Updated Jan 10, 2025 · Assigned by mozilla

Description

A background script invoking <code>requestFullscreen</code> and then blocking the main thread could force the browser into fullscreen mode indefinitely, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – < 110 110
Mozilla Thunderbird unspecified – < 102.8 102.8
Mozilla Firefox ESR unspecified – < 102.8 102.8

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 firefox-esr 102.8.0esr-1 —
Debian 14 thunderbird 1:102.8.0-1 —
Debian 13 firefox-esr 102.8.0esr-1 —
Debian 13 thunderbird 1:102.8.0-1 —
Debian 12 firefox-esr 102.8.0esr-1 —
Debian 12 thunderbird 1:102.8.0-1 —
Debian 11 firefox-esr 102.8.0esr-1~deb11u1 DSA-5350-1
Debian 11 thunderbird 1:102.8.0-1~deb11u1 DSA-5355-1
Debian 10 firefox-esr 102.8.0esr-1~deb10u1 DLA-3319-1
Debian 10 thunderbird 1:102.8.0-1~deb10u1 DLA-3324-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS mozjs78 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS thunderbird 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 USN-5943-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS firefox 110.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 USN-5880-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS mozjs52 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS thunderbird 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 USN-5943-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS firefox 110.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 USN-5880-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS mozjs38 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS thunderbird 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 USN-5943-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 firefox +2 102.8.0-2.el9_1 RHSA-2023:0824, RHSA-2023:0810
RHEL 8 firefox +1 102.8.0-2.el8_7 RHSA-2023:0821, RHSA-2023:0808
RHEL 7 firefox +1 102.8.0-2.el7_9 RHSA-2023:0817, RHSA-2023:0812
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.0 EUS firefox +1 102.8.0-2.el9_0 RHSA-2023:0823, RHSA-2023:0809
RHEL 8.6 EUS firefox +1 102.8.0-2.el8_6 RHSA-2023:0822, RHSA-2023:0807
RHEL 8.4 EUS firefox +1 102.8.0-2.el8_4 RHSA-2023:0820, RHSA-2023:0805
RHEL 8.2 TUS firefox +1 102.8.0-2.el8_2 RHSA-2023:0819, RHSA-2023:0811
RHEL 8.2 E4S firefox +1 102.8.0-2.el8_2 RHSA-2023:0819, RHSA-2023:0811
RHEL 8.2 AUS firefox +1 102.8.0-2.el8_2 RHSA-2023:0819, RHSA-2023:0811
RHEL 8.1 E4S firefox +1 102.8.0-2.el8_1 RHSA-2023:0818, RHSA-2023:0806

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 firefox +2 102.8.0-2.el9_1.alma ALSA-2023:0824, ALSA-2023:0810
AlmaLinux 8 firefox +1 102.8.0-2.el8_7.alma ALSA-2023:0821, ALSA-2023:0808

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 firefox +1 102.8.0-2.el9_1 RLSA-2023:0824, RLSA-2023:0810
Rocky Linux 8 firefox +1 102.8.0-2.el8_7 RLSA-2023:0821, RLSA-2023:0808
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP4 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150200.152.78.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1
SLES 15 SP4 MozillaThunderbird 102.8.0-150200.8.105.2 SUSE-SU-2023:0599-1
SLES 15 SP3 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150200.152.78.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1
SLES 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150200.152.78.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1
SLES 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150000.150.76.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0469-1
SLES 12 SP5 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-112.150.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0466-1
Show 15 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP4 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-112.150.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0466-1
SLES 12 SP2 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-112.150.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0466-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150200.152.78.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150200.152.78.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150000.150.76.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0469-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-112.150.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0466-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP4 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-112.150.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0466-1
SLE Real Time 15 SP3 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150200.152.78.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150200.152.78.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150200.152.78.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1
SLE HPC 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150000.150.76.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0469-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-112.150.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0466-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-112.150.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0466-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150200.152.78.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150200.152.78.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed MozillaFirefox 110.0.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:12753-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed MozillaThunderbird 102.8.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:12713-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed firefox-esr 128.5.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 MozillaFirefox 102.8.0-150200.152.78.1 SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 MozillaThunderbird 102.8.0-150200.8.105.2 SUSE-SU-2023:0599-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.23 firefox-esr 102.8.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 firefox-esr 102.8.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 firefox-esr 102.8.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 firefox-esr 102.8.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.19 firefox-esr 102.8.0-r0 —
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.18 firefox-esr 102.8.0-r0 —

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 thunderbird 102.8.0-1.amzn2.0.1 ALAS2-2023-1983

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 firefox +2 102.8.0-2.0.1.el9_1 ELSA-2023-0824, ELSA-2023-0810
Oracle Linux 8 firefox +1 102.8.0-2.0.1.el8_7 ELSA-2023-0821, ELSA-2023-0808
Oracle Linux 7 firefox +1 102.8.0-2.0.1.el7_9 ELSA-2023-0817, ELSA-2023-0812

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