CVE-2023-25744
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Memory safety bugs were discovered in Firefox 109 and Firefox ESR 102.7, identified as CVE-2023-25744. These vulnerabilities were reported by Mozilla developers Kershaw Chang and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team. The bugs showed evidence of memory corruption that could potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox versions before 110 and Firefox ESR versions before 102.8 (Mozilla Advisory, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The issue is categorized under CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write). The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Firefox and Firefox ESR, demonstrating memory safety issues that could lead to memory corruption (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code through memory corruption exploitation. Given the high CVSS score and the potential for code execution, this vulnerability poses significant risks to affected systems and users (Mozilla Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox 110 and Firefox ESR 102.8. Users are advised to upgrade to these or later versions to mitigate the risk (Mozilla Advisory).

Additional resources


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