Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-5170
In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface to change unexpectedly, leading to a memory leak of a privileged process. This memory leak could be used to effect a sandbox escape if the correct data was leaked. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.
Products affected by CVE-2023-5170
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-5170
0.13%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 48 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-5170
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.4
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.8
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4.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-5170
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The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-5170
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10
Mozilla Firefox: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202401-10) — Gentoo security
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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=1846686
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