Vulnerability · Published Jun 2, 2023 · Assigned by mozilla

CVE-2023-29551

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 111. 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 for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs78no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-29551
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs91no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-29551

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mozilla Firefox for Android unspecified – before 112
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – before 112
Mozilla Focus for Android unspecified – before 112

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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