Vulnerability in Facebook Fizz

CVE-2023-23759

There is a vulnerability in the fizz library prior to v2023.01.30.00 where a CHECK failure can be triggered remotely. This behavior requires the client supported cipher advertisement changing between the original ClientHello and the second ClientHello, crashing the process (impact is limited to denial of service).

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-23759: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23759?
CVE-2023-23759 is a high-severity vulnerability in Facebook Fizz, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-23759?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.