CVE-2023-5170 (GCVE-0-2023-5170)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-27 14:13 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:19
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In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface to change unexpectedly, leading to a memory leak of a privileged process. This memory leak could be used to effect a sandbox escape if the correct data was leaked. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.
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  • Memory leak from a privileged process
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Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 118 (custom)
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