Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2023-6873
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 120. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 121.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.009 (56.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi (Issue Tracking, Broken Link)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6873?
- CVE-2023-6873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-12-19.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6873?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6873 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.