CVE-2023-5168

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A compromised content process could have provided malicious data to `FilterNodeD2D1` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.

9.8 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846683 Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846683 Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

21 Nov 2024, 08:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846683 - Permissions Required () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846683 - Permissions Required
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/ - Vendor Advisory () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/ - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/ - Vendor Advisory () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/ - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/ - Vendor Advisory () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/ - Vendor Advisory

10 Oct 2023, 15:15

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Summary A compromised content process could have provided malicious data to `FilterNodeD2D1` 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. A compromised content process could have provided malicious data to `FilterNodeD2D1` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.

29 Sep 2023, 18:44

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Mozilla firefox Esr
Mozilla thunderbird
Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
CWE CWE-787
References (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/ - (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/ - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846683 - (MISC) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846683 - Permissions Required
References (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/ - (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/ - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/ - (MISC) https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/ - Vendor Advisory

27 Sep 2023, 15:19

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-09-27 15:19

Updated : 2025-05-01 21:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-5168

Mitre link : CVE-2023-5168

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-5168

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Products Affected

mozilla

  • thunderbird
  • firefox
  • firefox_esr

microsoft

  • windows
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write