Out-of-bounds Write Affecting MozillaFirefox-devel package, versions <115.6.0-150200.152.120.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.9% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-MOZILLAFIREFOXDEVEL-6135361
  • published21 Dec 2023
  • disclosed20 Dec 2023

Introduced: 20 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6856  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 MozillaFirefox-devel to version 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream MozillaFirefox-devel package and not the MozillaFirefox-devel package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

The WebGL DrawElementsInstanced method was susceptible to a heap buffer overflow when used on systems with the Mesa VM driver. This issue could allow an attacker to perform remote code execution and sandbox escape. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1