Improper Release of Memory Before Removing Last Reference Affecting Firefox-ESR package, versions [,115.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOXESR-6036022
  • published26 Oct 2023
  • disclosed24 Oct 2023
  • creditanbu

Introduced: 24 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-5728  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox-ESR to version 115.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Release of Memory Before Removing Last Reference during the garbage collection extra operations. This could lead to a potentially exploitable crash.

CVSS Scores

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