CVE-2023-6859 (GCVE-0-2023-6859)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-19 13:38 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:26
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Summary
A use-after-free condition affected TLS socket creation when under memory pressure. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.
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CWE
  • Use-after-free in PR_GetIdentitiesLayer
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 115.6 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 115.6 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 121 (custom)
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Irvan Kurniawan
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