VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-4577
When `UpdateRegExpStatics` attempted to access `initialStringHeap` it could already have been garbage collected prior to entering the function, which could potentially have led to an exploitable crash.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.65%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.65%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
When `UpdateRegExpStatics` attempted to access `initialStringHeap` it could already have been garbage collected prior to entering the function, which could potentially have led to an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.65% probability · 49th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/firefox esr · mozilla/thunderbird
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1847397Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-34/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-36/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-38/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1847397Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-34/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-36/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-38/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.