Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-5168
A compromised content process could have provided malicious data to `FilterNodeD2D1` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process.
*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2023-5168
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-5168
0.14%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 51 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-5168
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-5168
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-5168
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 115.3 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 115.3 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 118 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846683
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