Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2023-5174

CVE-2023-5174, critical severity (CVSS 9.8): 2 tracked apps concerned, all fixed or indeterminable on their current version.

Severity (CVSS): 9.8
Exploitation: 1.2 %
Tracked apps: 2
Still exposed: 0

Published on 2023-09-27

If Windows failed to duplicate a handle during process creation, the sandbox code may have inadvertently freed a pointer twice, resulting in a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash.
*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows when run in non-standard configurations (such as using `runas`). Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.

Attack vector : Network No privileges required No user interaction

Show raw CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS 1.20% above median percentile 67.1%

Tracked apps referencing this CVE

For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.

Mozilla Firefox Windows winget:Mozilla.Firefox

Affected <118 Fixed in 118 Latest tracked 157.0 patched

Observed affected builds (63)

117.0.1 117.0 116.0.3 116.0.2 116.0.1 116.0 115.0.3 115.0.2 115.0.1 115.0 114.0.2 114.0.1 113.0.2 113.0.1 113.0 112.0.2 112.0.1 112.0 111.0.1 111.0 110.0.1 110.0 109.0.1 109.0 108.0.2 108.0.1 108.0 107.0.1 107.0 106.0.5 +33 · see history
Mozilla Thunderbird Windows winget:Mozilla.Thunderbird

Affected <115.3 Fixed in 115.3 Latest tracked 157.0.1 patched

Observed affected builds (64)

115.2.3 115.2.2 115.0 102.15.0 102.14.0 102.13.0 102.12.0 102.11.2 102.11.1 102.11.0 102.10.1 102.10.0 102.9.1 102.9.0 102.8.0 102.7.2 102.7.1 102.7.0 102.6.1 102.6.0 102.5.1 102.5.0 102.4.2 102.3.3 102.3.0 102.1.0 102.0 91.9.1 91.9.0 91.8.1 +34 · see history

Vulnerable CPE configurations (2)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions	CPE 2.3 URI
mozilla	firefox All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	<118	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
mozilla	thunderbird All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	<115.3	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::

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