Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2023-28162
While implementing AudioWorklets, some code may have casted one type to another, invalid, dynamic type. This could have led to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111, Firefox ESR < 102.9, and Thunderbird < 102.9.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-09/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-10/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-11/ (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-28162?
- CVE-2023-28162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-06-02.
- How severe is CVE-2023-28162?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.