Mozilla Firefox FilterNodeD2D1 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox. Affected by this vulnerability is the function FilterNodeD2D1. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-5168. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser) (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function FilterNodeD2D1. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A compromised content process could have provided malicious data to `FilterNodeD2D1` resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.

The weakness was published 09/27/2023. The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-5168 since 09/25/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/02/2025).

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: mozilla.org

Timelineinfo

09/25/2023 🔍
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05/02/2025 +583 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5168 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5168
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240460

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2023 18:20
Updated: 05/02/2025 09:46
Changes: 09/27/2023 18:20 (40), 10/19/2023 09:41 (11), 05/02/2025 09:46 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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