CVE-2023-25738 (GCVE-0-2023-25738)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-02 00:00 – Updated: 2025-01-09 20:08
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EPSS
VEX
Summary
Members of the <code>DEVMODEW</code> struct set by the printer device driver weren't being validated and could have resulted in invalid values which in turn would cause the browser to attempt out of bounds access to related variables.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-09 20:08 UTC
CWE
- Printing on Windows could potentially crash Firefox with some device drivers
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
References
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox |
Affected:
unspecified , < 110
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 102.8
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR |
Affected:
unspecified , < 102.8
(custom)
|
guessed |
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