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ghsa-8fq6-p869-285x

Vulnerability from github

Published

2023-12-19 15:30

Modified

2023-12-22 12:31

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

When resolving a symlink, a race may occur where the buffer passed to readlink may actually be smaller than necessary. This bug only affects Firefox on Unix-based operating systems (Android, Linux, MacOS). Windows is unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.

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cve-2023-6857

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2023-12-19 13:38

Modified

2024-08-02 08:42

Severity ?

Summary

When resolving a symlink, a race may occur where the buffer passed to `readlink` may actually be smaller than necessary. *This bug only affects Firefox on Unix-based operating systems (Android, Linux, MacOS). Windows is unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1796023
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/
	https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581
	https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582
	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.html
	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html
	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	Mozilla	Firefox ESR
	Mozilla	Thunderbird
	Mozilla	Firefox

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Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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