CVE-2023-5168

Mozilla: Out-of-bounds write in FilterNodeD2D1

Published Sep 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A compromised content process could have provided malicious data to `FilterNodeD2D1` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process.
*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57505 A compromised content process could have provided malicious data to `FilterNodeD2D1` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
History
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
May 1, 2025, 8:13 PM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2023, 3:03 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 27, 2023, 3:19 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:47 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 26, 2023, 12:00 AM