CVE-2023-4577 (GCVE-0-2023-4577)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-11 08:01 – Updated: 2025-12-18 15:23
VLAI
Title
Memory corruption in JIT UpdateRegExpStatics
Summary
When `UpdateRegExpStatics` attempted to access `initialStringHeap` it could already have been garbage collected prior to entering the function, which could potentially have led to an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 117 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 115.2 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 115.2 (custom)
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Credits
Lukas Bernhard
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