CVE-2023-5728 Affecting firefox package, versions <0:115.4.0-1.0.1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.08% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-6041408
  • published 1 Nov 2023
  • disclosed 25 Oct 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:115.4.0-1.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-6162.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

During garbage collection extra operations were performed on a object that should not be. This could have led to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

6.1 medium
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Red Hat

7.5 high