CVE-2023-5169

Description

A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: Mozilla Firefox
Affected: Mozilla Firefox ESR
Affected: Mozilla Thunderbird
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846685 issue tracking permissions required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/ vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/ vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5506 third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00034.html third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5513 third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD/ third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5169?
CVE-2023-5169 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-5169?
To fix CVE-2023-5169, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-5169 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-5169 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-5169?
CVE-2023-5169 affects Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Thunderbird.
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