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Unscored CVE-2023-5169 EUVD-2023-57506GHSA-65f9-wqxf-mh9r

A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a pot…

Published Sep 27, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025 · Assigned by mozilla

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – < 118 118
Mozilla Firefox ESR unspecified – < 115.3 115.3
Mozilla Thunderbird unspecified – < 115.3 115.3

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 115.3.0esr-1 —
Debian 14 thunderbird 1:115.3.0-1 —
Debian 13 firefox-esr 115.3.0esr-1 —
Debian 13 thunderbird 1:115.3.0-1 —
Debian 12 firefox-esr 115.3.0esr-1~deb12u1 DSA-5506-1
Debian 12 thunderbird 1:115.3.1-1~deb12u1 DSA-5513-1
Debian 11 firefox-esr 115.3.0esr-1~deb11u1 DSA-5506-1
Debian 11 thunderbird 1:115.3.1-1~deb11u1 DSA-5513-1
Debian 10 firefox-esr 115.3.0esr-1~deb10u1 DLA-3587-1
Debian 10 thunderbird 1:115.3.1-1~deb10u1 DLA-3601-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS mozjs102 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS mozjs78 +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS thunderbird 1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 USN-6405-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS firefox 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 USN-6404-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS mozjs52 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS thunderbird 1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 USN-6405-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS mozjs38 +1 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 firefox +2 115.3.1-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:5435, RHSA-2023:5434
RHEL 8 firefox +1 115.3.1-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:5433, RHSA-2023:5428
RHEL 7 firefox +1 115.3.1-1.el7_9 RHSA-2023:5477, RHSA-2023:5475
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.0 EUS firefox +1 115.3.1-1.el9_0 RHSA-2023:5439, RHSA-2023:5427
RHEL 8.6 EUS firefox +1 115.3.1-1.el8_6 RHSA-2023:5436, RHSA-2023:5430
RHEL 8.4 TUS firefox +1 115.3.1-1.el8_4 RHSA-2023:5437, RHSA-2023:5429
RHEL 8.4 E4S firefox +1 115.3.1-1.el8_4 RHSA-2023:5437, RHSA-2023:5429
RHEL 8.4 AUS firefox +1 115.3.1-1.el8_4 RHSA-2023:5437, RHSA-2023:5429
RHEL 8.2 TUS firefox +1 115.3.1-1.el8_2 RHSA-2023:5432, RHSA-2023:5426
RHEL 8.2 E4S firefox +1 115.3.1-1.el8_2 RHSA-2023:5432, RHSA-2023:5426
RHEL 8.2 AUS firefox +1 115.3.1-1.el8_2 RHSA-2023:5432, RHSA-2023:5426
RHEL 8.1 E4S firefox +1 115.3.1-1.el8_1 RHSA-2023:5440, RHSA-2023:5438

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 firefox +1 115.3.1-1.el9_2.alma.1 ALSA-2023:5434
AlmaLinux 9 thunderbird 115.3.1-1.el9_2.alma ALSA-2023:5435

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 thunderbird 115.3.1-1.el9_2 RLSA-2023:5435
Rocky Linux 8 thunderbird 115.3.1-1.el8_8 RLSA-2023:5428
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150200.152.108.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3898-1
SLES 15 SP5 MozillaThunderbird 115.3.1-150200.8.133.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4016-1
SLES 15 SP4 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150200.152.108.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3898-1
SLES 15 SP4 MozillaThunderbird 115.3.1-150200.8.133.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4016-1
SLES 15 SP3 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150200.152.108.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3898-1
SLES 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150200.152.108.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3898-1
SLES 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150000.150.107.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3899-1
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP5 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-112.182.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3837-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150200.152.108.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3898-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150200.152.108.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3898-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150000.150.107.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3899-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-112.182.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3837-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150200.152.108.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3898-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150200.152.108.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3898-1
SLE HPC 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150000.150.107.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3899-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150200.152.108.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3898-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed MozillaFirefox 118.0.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:13272-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed MozillaThunderbird 115.3.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:13268-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed firefox-esr 128.5.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150200.152.108.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3898-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 MozillaThunderbird 115.3.1-150200.8.133.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4016-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 MozillaFirefox 115.3.0-150200.152.108.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3898-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 MozillaThunderbird 115.3.1-150200.8.133.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4016-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.23 firefox-esr 115.3.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 firefox-esr 115.3.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 firefox-esr 115.3.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 firefox-esr 115.3.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.19 firefox-esr 115.3.0-r0 —
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.18 firefox-esr 115.3.0-r0 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 firefox +2 115.3.1-1.0.1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-5435, ELSA-2023-5434
Oracle Linux 8 firefox +1 115.3.1-1.0.1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-5433, ELSA-2023-5428
Oracle Linux 7 firefox +1 115.3.1-1.0.1.el7_9 ELSA-2023-5477, ELSA-2023-5475

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