CVE - CVE-2023-5169

CVE-ID
CVE-2023-5169	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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DEBIAN:DSA-5506 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5506 DEBIAN:DSA-5513 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5513 FEDORA:FEDORA-2023-bbb8d72c6f URL:https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD/ MISC:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846685 URL:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846685 MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/ MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/ MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/ MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20230929 [SECURITY] [DLA 3587-1] firefox-esr security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00034.html MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20231009 [SECURITY] [DLA 3601-1] thunderbird security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.html
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20230925	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20230925)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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