CVE-2023-4049
published 2023-08-01CVE-2023-4049: Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection. These could have resulted in potentially exploitable use-after-free…
PriorityP428medium5.9CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.63%
45.9th percentile
Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection. These could have resulted in potentially exploitable use-after-free vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.
Affected
21 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | firefox | < firefox 116.0-1 (sid) | firefox 116.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox 116.0-1 (sid) | firefox 116.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | thunderbird | < firefox 116.0-1 (sid) | firefox 116.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 116.0 | 116.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 116.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 116.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 116.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 | 116.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 116.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 116.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 102.0 < 102.14 | 102.14 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 115.0 < 115.1 | 115.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 116 | 116 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 102.14 | 102.14 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 115.1 | 115.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.14.0-1~deb11u1 | 1:102.14.0-1~deb11u1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.14.0-1~deb12u1 | 1:102.14.0-1~deb12u1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.1.0-1 | 1:115.1.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:115.1.0-1 | 1:115.1.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 1:102.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | 1:102.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
vendor_debian5.9MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.9MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-09-04·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-4049 [HIGH] Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Title: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.
Junsung Lee discovered that Thunderbird did not properly validate the text
direction override unicode character in filenames. An attacker could
potentially exploits this issue by spoofing file extension while attaching
a file in emails. (CVE-2023-3417)
Max Vlasov discovered that Thunderbird Offscreen Canvas did not properly
track cross-origin tainting. An attacker could potentially exploit this
issue to access image data from another site in violation of same-origin
policy. (CVE-2023-4045)
Alexander Guryanov discovered that Thunderbird did not properly update the
value of a global variable in WASM JIT analysis in some circumstances. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a
Ubuntu
Firefox regressions
vendor_ubuntu·2023-08-21·CVSS 5.3
[MEDIUM] Firefox regressions
Title: Firefox regressions
Summary: USN-6267-2 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
USN-6267-1 fixed vulnerabilities and USN-6267-2 fixed minor regressions in
Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes
the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4047,
CVE-2023-4048, CVE-2023-4049, CVE-2023-4051, CVE-2023-4053, CVE-2023-4055,
CVE-2023-4056, CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4058)
Max Vlasov discovered that Firefox Offscreen Canvas did not properly track
cro
Ubuntu
Firefox regressions
vendor_ubuntu·2023-08-08·CVSS 5.3
[MEDIUM] Firefox regressions
Title: Firefox regressions
Summary: USN-6267-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
USN-6267-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4047,
CVE-2023-4048, CVE-2023-4049, CVE-2023-4051, CVE-2023-4053, CVE-2023-4055,
CVE-2023-4056, CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4058)
Max Vlasov discovered that Firefox Offscreen Canvas did not properly track
cross-origin tainting. An attacker could p
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-08-02·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2023-4048 [MEDIUM] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4047,
CVE-2023-4048, CVE-2023-4049, CVE-2023-4051, CVE-2023-4053, CVE-2023-4055,
CVE-2023-4056, CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4058)
Max Vlasov discovered that Firefox Offscreen Canvas did not properly track
cross-origin tainting. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
access image data from another site in violation of same-origin policy.
(CVE-2023-4045)
Alexander Guryanov discovered that Firefox did not properly update the
Red Hat
Mozilla: Fix potential race conditions when releasing platform objects
vendor_redhat·2023-08-01·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2023-4049 [MEDIUM] CWE-362 Mozilla: Fix potential race conditions when releasing platform objects
Mozilla: Fix potential race conditions when releasing platform objects
Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection. These could have resulted in potentially exploitable use-after-free vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection. These could have resulted in potentially exploitable use-after-free vulnerabilities.
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory.
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Debian
CVE-2023-4049: firefox - Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection. T...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2023-4049 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-4049: firefox - Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection. T...
Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection. These could have resulted in potentially exploitable use-after-free vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 116.0-1)
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-31: CVE-2023-4049
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2023-4049 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-31: CVE-2023-4049
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-31
CVE: CVE-2023-4049
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 115.1
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-30: CVE-2023-4049
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2023-4049 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-30: CVE-2023-4049
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-30
CVE: CVE-2023-4049
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 102.14
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-33: CVE-2023-4049
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2023-4049 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-33: CVE-2023-4049
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-33
CVE: CVE-2023-4049
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: high
Fixed in: Thunderbird 115.1
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-29: CVE-2023-4049
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2023-4049 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-29: CVE-2023-4049
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-29
CVE: CVE-2023-4049
Product: Firefox
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox 116
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-32: CVE-2023-4049
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2023-4049 [MEDIUM] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-32: CVE-2023-4049
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-32
CVE: CVE-2023-4049
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: high
Fixed in: Thunderbird 102.14
OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities
osv·2023-09-04·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-3417 [HIGH] thunderbird vulnerabilities
thunderbird vulnerabilities
Junsung Lee discovered that Thunderbird did not properly validate the text
direction override unicode character in filenames. An attacker could
potentially exploits this issue by spoofing file extension while attaching
a file in emails. (CVE-2023-3417)
Max Vlasov discovered that Thunderbird Offscreen Canvas did not properly
track cross-origin tainting. An attacker could potentially exploit this
issue to access image data from another site in violation of same-origin
policy. (CVE-2023-4045)
Alexander Guryanov discovered that Thunderbird did not properly update the
value of a global variable in WASM JIT analysis in some circumstances. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-4046)
Mark Brand discovered that Thund
OSV
firefox regressions
osv·2023-08-21·CVSS 5.3
[MEDIUM] firefox regressions
firefox regressions
USN-6267-1 fixed vulnerabilities and USN-6267-2 fixed minor regressions in
Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes
the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4047,
CVE-2023-4048, CVE-2023-4049, CVE-2023-4051, CVE-2023-4053, CVE-2023-4055,
CVE-2023-4056, CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4058)
Max Vlasov discovered that Firefox Offscreen Canvas did not properly track
cross-origin tainting. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue t
OSV
firefox regressions
osv·2023-08-08·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2023-4047 [MEDIUM] firefox regressions
firefox regressions
USN-6267-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4047,
CVE-2023-4048, CVE-2023-4049, CVE-2023-4051, CVE-2023-4053, CVE-2023-4055,
CVE-2023-4056, CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4058)
Max Vlasov discovered that Firefox Offscreen Canvas did not properly track
cross-origin tainting. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
access image data from another site i
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2023-08-02·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2023-4047 [MEDIUM] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4047,
CVE-2023-4048, CVE-2023-4049, CVE-2023-4051, CVE-2023-4053, CVE-2023-4055,
CVE-2023-4056, CVE-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4058)
Max Vlasov discovered that Firefox Offscreen Canvas did not properly track
cross-origin tainting. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
access image data from another site in violation of same-origin policy.
(CVE-2023-4045)
Alexander Guryanov discovered that Firefox did not properly update the
value of a global variable in WASM JIT analysis in some circumst
OSV
CVE-2023-4049: Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection
osv·2023-08-01·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2023-4049 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-4049: Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection
Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection. These could have resulted in potentially exploitable use-after-free vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.
GHSA
GHSA-6jfh-jrm6-9hm8: Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-08-01
CVE-2023-4049 [MEDIUM] CWE-362 GHSA-6jfh-jrm6-9hm8: Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection
Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection. These could have resulted in potentially exploitable use-after-free vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1842658https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00008.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00010.htmlhttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5464https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5469https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-30/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-31/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1842658https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00008.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00010.htmlhttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5464https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5469https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-30/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-31/
2023-08-01
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