CVE-2023-4050
High
CVE-2023-4050
In some cases, an untrusted input stream was copied to a stack buffer without checking its size. This resulted in a potentially exploitable crash which could have led to a sandbox escape. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.
Exploit probability
12.5%
Published
August 1, 2023
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 1, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-4050
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In some cases, an untrusted input stream was copied to a stack buffer without checking its size. This resulted in a potentially exploitable crash which could have led to a sandbox escape. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1843038
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00008.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00010.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5464
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5469
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-30/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-31/