CVE-2023-5170

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Published Sep 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface to change unexpectedly, leading to a memory leak of a privileged process. This memory leak could be used to effect a sandbox escape if the correct data was leaked. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 118

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-6404-1	Firefox vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.718% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846686
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/

History

Sep 23, 2024 8:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

Weaknesses

CWE-401

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:19 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: Sep 27, 2023, 2:13 PM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:19 PM
Reserved: Sep 25, 2023, 3:03 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:52 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:52 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:47 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 27, 2023, 3:19 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:47 AM

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