CVE-2023-5172
published 2023-09-27CVE-2023-5172: A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live interior reference, leading to a potential use-after-free and exploitable crash…
PriorityP344critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.81%
52.4th percentile
A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live interior reference, leading to a potential use-after-free and exploitable crash. 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 | 118 |
| 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
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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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-2023-5172: firefox - A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live in...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2023-5172 [CRITICAL] CVE-2023-5172: firefox - A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live in...
A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live interior reference, leading to a potential use-after-free and exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 118.0-1)
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-41: CVE-2023-5172
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2023-5172 [CRITICAL] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-41: CVE-2023-5172
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-41
CVE: CVE-2023-5172
Product: Firefox
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox 118
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-2023-5172: A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live interior reference, leading to a potential use-after-free and exploitable
osv·2023-09-28·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2023-5172 [CRITICAL] CVE-2023-5172: A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live interior reference, leading to a potential use-after-free and exploitable
A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live interior reference, leading to a potential use-after-free and exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.
GHSA
GHSA-gg89-f9mq-2rw9: A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live interior reference, leading to a potential use-after-free and exploitable
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-09-27
CVE-2023-5172 [CRITICAL] CWE-416 GHSA-gg89-f9mq-2rw9: A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live interior reference, leading to a potential use-after-free and exploitable
A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live interior reference, leading to a potential use-after-free and exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1852218https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1852218https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/
2023-09-27
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