CVE-2023-5170
published 2023-09-27CVE-2023-5170: In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface to change unexpectedly, leading to a memory leak of a privileged process. This…
PriorityP335high7.4CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCHINAN
EPSS
0.59%
44.1th percentile
In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface to change unexpectedly, leading to a memory leak of a privileged process. This memory leak could be used to effect a sandbox escape if the correct data was leaked. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox | < firefox 118.0-1 (sid) | firefox 118.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 118.0 | 118.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 118.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 118.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 118 | 118 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
osv7.4HIGH
vendor_debian7.4HIGH
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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OSV
firefox regressions
osv·2023-10-11·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5169 [MEDIUM] firefox regressions
firefox regressions
USN-6404-1 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-2023-5169,
CVE-2023-5170, CVE-2023-5171, CVE-2023-5172, CVE-2023-5175, CVE-2023-5176)
Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
non-HTTPS Alternate Services (network.http.altsvc.oe) is enabled. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-5173
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2023-10-03·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5169 [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-2023-5169,
CVE-2023-5170, CVE-2023-5171, CVE-2023-5172, CVE-2023-5175, CVE-2023-5176)
Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
non-HTTPS Alternate Services (network.http.altsvc.oe) is enabled. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-5173)
Clément Lecigne discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
handling VP8 media stream. An attacker-controlled VP8 media stream could
lead to a heap buffer overflow in t
OSV
CVE-2023-5170: In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface to change unexpectedly, leading to a memory leak of a privileged proces
osv·2023-09-28·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2023-5170 [HIGH] CVE-2023-5170: In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface to change unexpectedly, leading to a memory leak of a privileged proces
In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface to change unexpectedly, leading to a memory leak of a privileged process. This memory leak could be used to effect a sandbox escape if the correct data was leaked. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.
GHSA
GHSA-2gw5-9px7-vp56: In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface to change unexpectedly, leading to a memory leak of a privileged proces
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-09-27
CVE-2023-5170 [HIGH] CWE-401 GHSA-2gw5-9px7-vp56: In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface to change unexpectedly, leading to a memory leak of a privileged proces
In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface to change unexpectedly, leading to a memory leak of a privileged process. This memory leak could be used to effect a sandbox escape if the correct data was leaked. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.
Ubuntu
Firefox regressions
vendor_ubuntu·2023-10-11·CVSS 6.5
[MEDIUM] Firefox regressions
Title: Firefox regressions
Summary: USN-6404-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
USN-6404-1 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-2023-5169,
CVE-2023-5170, CVE-2023-5171, CVE-2023-5172, CVE-2023-5175, CVE-2023-5176)
Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
non-HTTPS Alternate Services (network.http.altsvc.oe) is enabled. An
attacker could poten
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-10-03·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2023-5175 [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-2023-5169,
CVE-2023-5170, CVE-2023-5171, CVE-2023-5172, CVE-2023-5175, CVE-2023-5176)
Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
non-HTTPS Alternate Services (network.http.altsvc.oe) is enabled. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-5173)
Clément Lecigne discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
handling VP8 media stream. An attacker-contr
Debian
CVE-2023-5170: firefox - In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface t...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2023-5170 [HIGH] CVE-2023-5170: firefox - In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface t...
In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface to change unexpectedly, leading to a memory leak of a privileged process. This memory leak could be used to effect a sandbox escape if the correct data was leaked. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 118.0-1)
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-41: CVE-2023-5170
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2023-5170 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-41: CVE-2023-5170
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-41
CVE: CVE-2023-5170
Product: Firefox
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox 118
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846686https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846686https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/
2023-09-27
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