Vulnerability Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 120, Firefox ESR 115.5, and Thunderbird 115.5. 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 ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 121.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 115.6 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 115.6 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1736385%2C1810805%2C1846328%2C18Broken LinkIssue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1736385%2C1810805%2C1846328%2C18Broken LinkIssue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-6864?
CVE-2023-6864 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 120, Firefox ESR 115.5, and Thunderbird 115.5. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could ...
How severe is CVE-2023-6864?
CVE-2023-6864 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-6864?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird, Debian Debian Linux.