CVE-2023-4574 (GCVE-0-2023-4574)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-11 08:00 – Updated: 2025-12-18 15:23
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Memory corruption in IPC ColorPickerShownCallback
Summary
When creating a callback over IPC for showing the Color Picker window, multiple of the same callbacks could have been created at a time and eventually all simultaneously destroyed as soon as one of the callbacks finished. This could have led to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 102.15, Firefox ESR < 115.2, Thunderbird < 102.15, and Thunderbird < 115.2.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-26 15:07 UTC
Assigner
References
6 references
Impacted products
5 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox |
Affected:
unspecified , < 117
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR |
Affected:
unspecified , < 102.15
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR |
Affected:
unspecified , < 115.2
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 102.15
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 115.2
(custom)
|
guessed |
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