FKIE_CVE-2023-6861

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-12-19 14:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:51
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The `nsWindow::PickerOpen(void)` method was susceptible to a heap buffer overflow when running in headless mode. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1864118Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
security@mozilla.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1864118Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla firefox *
mozilla firefox_esr *
mozilla thunderbird *
debian debian_linux 10.0
debian debian_linux 11.0
debian debian_linux 12.0
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