CVE-2023-5169 (GCVE-0-2023-5169)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-27 14:13 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:19
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Summary
A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a `PathRecording` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Out-of-bounds write in PathOps
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 118 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 115.3 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 115.3 (custom)
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sonakkbi
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