CVE-2023-5731
published 2023-10-25CVE-2023-5731: Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could…
PriorityP340critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.97%
57.8th percentile
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox | < firefox 119.0-1 (sid) | firefox 119.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 119.0 | 119.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 119.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 119.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 119 | 119 |
| msrc | azl3_mozjs_102.15.1-1_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
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_msrc9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu4.3MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Firefox regressions
vendor_ubuntu·2023-11-14·CVSS 4.3
[MEDIUM] Firefox regressions
Title: Firefox regressions
Summary: USN-6456-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
USN-6456-1 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-2023-5722,
CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5728, CVE-2023-5729, CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5731)
Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certain
browser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. An
attacker could pote
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-10-30·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2023-5722 [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-2023-5722,
CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5728, CVE-2023-5729, CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5731)
Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certain
browser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform clickjacking.
(CVE-2023-5721)
Daniel Veditz discovered that Firefox did not properly validate a cookie
containing invalid characters. An attacker could po
Microsoft
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.
vendor_msrc·2023-10-10·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2023-5731 [CRITICAL] CWE-787 Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is i
Debian
CVE-2023-5731: firefox - Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2023-5731 [CRITICAL] CVE-2023-5731: firefox - Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of...
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 119.0-1)
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-45: CVE-2023-5731
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2023-5731 [CRITICAL] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-45: CVE-2023-5731
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-45
CVE: CVE-2023-5731
Product: Firefox
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox 119
OSV
firefox regressions
osv·2023-11-14·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2023-5722 [MEDIUM] firefox regressions
firefox regressions
USN-6456-1 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-2023-5722,
CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5728, CVE-2023-5729, CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5731)
Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certain
browser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform clickjacking.
(CVE-2023-5721)
D
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2023-10-30·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2023-5722 [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-2023-5722,
CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5728, CVE-2023-5729, CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5731)
Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certain
browser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform clickjacking.
(CVE-2023-5721)
Daniel Veditz discovered that Firefox did not properly validate a cookie
containing invalid characters. An attacker could potentially exploit this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-
OSV
CVE-2023-5731: Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118
osv·2023-10-25·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2023-5731 [CRITICAL] CVE-2023-5731: Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.
GHSA
GHSA-65rf-w3qg-h7vh: Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-10-25
CVE-2023-5731 [CRITICAL] CWE-787 GHSA-65rf-w3qg-h7vh: Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1690111%2C1721904%2C1851803%2C1854068https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-45/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1690111%2C1721904%2C1851803%2C1854068https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-45/
2023-10-25
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