Vulnerability CVE-2023-5171: Information

Description

During Ion compilation, a Garbage Collection could have resulted in a use-after-free condition, allowing an attacker to write two NUL bytes, and cause a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.

Severity: MEDIUM (6.5) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5171
Published: Sept. 27, 2023
Modified: Oct. 12, 2023
Error type identifier: CWE-416

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
firefoxsisyphus118.0-alt1126.0-alt1ALT-PU-2023-5908-2330443Fixed
firefoxsisyphus_riscv64118.0.2-alt0.port125.0.3-alt0.portALT-PU-2023-6456-1-Fixed
firefoxp10118.0.2-alt0.p10.1118.0.2-alt0.p10.1ALT-PU-2024-4241-4342418Fixed
firefox-esrsisyphus115.3.1-alt1115.10.0-alt1ALT-PU-2023-5991-2330520Fixed
firefox-esrp10115.3.1-alt4115.10.0-alt1ALT-PU-2023-6436-2330014Fixed
firefox-esrc10f1115.8.0-alt0.c10.1115.9.1-alt0.c10.1ALT-PU-2024-3614-2340631Fixed
thunderbirdsisyphus115.3.1-alt1115.9.0-alt1ALT-PU-2023-6200-2331244Fixed
thunderbirdp10115.8.1-alt1115.9.0-alt1ALT-PU-2024-3860-2342581Fixed
thunderbirdc10f1115.8.1-alt0.c10.1115.9.0-alt0.c10.1ALT-PU-2024-4748-2343092Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1851599
  • Issue Tracking
  • Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/
  • Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/
  • Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/
  • Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5506
  • Patch
  • Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00034.html
  • Mailing List
  • Patch
  • Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5513
  • Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD/
  • Mailing List
  • Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.html
  • Mailing List
  • Third Party Advisory

    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      End excliding
      118
      cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      End excliding
      115.3
      cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      End excliding
      115.3

      Configuration 2

      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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Configuration 3

      cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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