Mozilla Firefox up to 115.23.1 DOMParser out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox. Impacted is an unknown function of the component DOMParser. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-4048. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). This affects an unknown functionality of the component DOMParser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds read could have led to an exploitable crash when parsing HTML with DOMParser in low memory situations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.

The weakness was published 08/01/2023. The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-4048 since 08/01/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239763 (TencentOS Server 4: thunderbird (TSSA-2024:0450)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 116 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (239763). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 239763
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: thunderbird (TSSA-2024:0450)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 116

Timelineinfo

08/01/2023 🔍
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06/20/2025 +689 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: DLA 3521-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-4048 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-235845

Entryinfo

Created: 08/01/2023 21:31
Updated: 06/20/2025 19:32
Changes: 08/01/2023 21:31 (41), 08/24/2023 07:42 (1), 08/24/2023 07:48 (11), 06/20/2025 19:32 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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