Use After Free in Mozilla Firefox Esr
CVE-2023-6862
A use-after-free was identified in the `nsDNSService::Init`. This issue appears to manifest rarely during start-up. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6 and Thunderbird < 115.6.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.010 (57.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox_esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6862?
- CVE-2023-6862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox Esr, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-12-19.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6862?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6862 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.