Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting Firefox-ESR package, versions [,115.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOXESR-6133219
  • published20 Dec 2023
  • disclosed19 Dec 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6858  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox-ESR to version 115.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow due to insufficient Out-Of-Memory (OOM) handling in the nsTextFragment component. An attacker can cause a buffer overflow and potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a crash by supplying crafted input that triggers the overflow.

CVSS Scores

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