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CVE-2023-6873
Detail
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 120. 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 < 121.
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OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html No Types Assigned
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 No Types Assigned
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation1/07/2024 6:15:16 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
Mozilla Corporation https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 [No types assigned]
CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation12/29/2023 8:15:11 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
Mozilla Corporation https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html [No types assigned]
Initial Analysis by NIST12/22/2023 5:28:50 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 121.0
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CWE
NIST CWE-787
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1855327%2C1862089%2C1862723 No Types Assigned
CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation12/21/2023 8:15:12 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
Mozilla Corporation https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582 [No types assigned]
New CVE Received by NIST12/19/2023 9:15:08 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 120. 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 < 121.
Added
Reference
Mozilla Corporation https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1855327%2C1862089%2C1862723 [No types assigned]
Added
Reference
Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/ [No types assigned]
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2023-6873 NVD
Published Date: 12/19/2023 NVD
Last Modified: 02/01/2024
Source: Mozilla Corporation