Mozilla Firefox up to 109 SPKI RSA Public Key denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 109. This affects an unknown function of the component SPKI RSA Public Key Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-25742. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 109 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component SPKI RSA Public Key Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was presented 02/14/2023 by Goras Francesco as Bug 1813424 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

When importing a SPKI RSA public key as ECDSA P-256, the key would be handled incorrectly causing the tab to crash.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-25742. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 110 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-29649). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 110

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03/02/2023 +16 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1813424
Researcher: Goras Francesco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-25742 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-25742
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-222208
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/02/2023 15:17
Updated: 11/01/2025 23:38
Changes: 03/02/2023 15:17 (10), 03/02/2023 15:18 (8), 03/02/2023 15:21 (28), 03/30/2023 17:05 (1), 11/01/2025 23:38 (16)
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