CVE-2023-6213

Description

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 119. 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 < 120.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.29%
Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: Mozilla Firefox
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1849265%2C1851118%2C1854911 broken link
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-49/ release notes vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-6213?
CVE-2023-6213 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-6213?
To fix CVE-2023-6213, 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-2023-6213 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-6213 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-2023-6213?
CVE-2023-6213 affects Mozilla Firefox.
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