CVE-2023-6857
Mozilla Firefox ESR
MEDIUM 5.3
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.66 % · percentile 52 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mozilla
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
When resolving a symlink, a race may occur where the buffer passed to `readlink` may actually be smaller than necessary. *This bug only affects Firefox on Unix-based operating systems (Android, Linux, MacOS). Windows is unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1796023
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-59061
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-6857
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-1048 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Mozilla · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 121.0cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 115.6cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 115.6cpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Mozilla · Firefox ESR | affected unspecified < 115.6 |
| Mozilla · Thunderbird | affected unspecified < 115.6 |
| Mozilla · Firefox | affected unspecified < 121 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |