CVE - CVE-2023-5174

CVE-ID
CVE-2023-5174	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
If Windows failed to duplicate a handle during process creation, the sandbox code may have inadvertently freed a pointer twice, resulting in a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash. This bug only affects Firefox on Windows when run in non-standard configurations (such as using `runas`). Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
References
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MISC:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1848454 URL:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1848454 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/
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)
N/A
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