cve-2023-4577
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-09-11 08:01
Modified
2024-09-19 20:02
Severity
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.
References
SourceURLTags
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1847397Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-34/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-36/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-38/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
VendorProduct
MozillaFirefox
MozillaFirefox ESR
MozillaThunderbird
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