CVE-2023-6856

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  3. CVE-2023-6856
The WebGL `DrawElementsInstanced` method was susceptible to a heap buffer overflow when used on systems with the Mesa VM driver. This issue could allow an attacker to perform remote code execution and sandbox escape. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.

8.8 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1843782 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582 Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1843782 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582 Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

21 Nov 2024, 08:44

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1843782 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1843782 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 - Third Party Advisory () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581 - Third Party Advisory () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582 - Third Party Advisory () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/ - Vendor Advisory () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/ - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/ - Vendor Advisory () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/ - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/ - Vendor Advisory () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/ - Vendor Advisory

02 Feb 2024, 02:31

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 - () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 - Third Party Advisory

07 Jan 2024, 11:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 -

29 Dec 2023, 13:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.html -
  • () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html -

22 Dec 2023, 11:10

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/ - () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/ - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/ - () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/ - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/ - () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/ - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582 - () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581 - () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1843782 - () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1843782 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8
First Time Debian debian Linux
Mozilla
Mozilla firefox Esr
Mozilla thunderbird
Debian
Mozilla firefox
CWE CWE-787

22 Dec 2023, 01:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582 -

21 Dec 2023, 01:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-12-19 14:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 08:44

NVD link : CVE-2023-6856

Mitre link : CVE-2023-6856

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-6856

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Products Affected

mozilla

  • thunderbird
  • firefox_esr
  • firefox

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
CWE-787

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