CVE-2023-25742: mozilla firefox
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-25742DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25742
Published 02-06-2023Last modified 09-01-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-25742 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.65%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 31 · Related 9DLA-3319-1DLA-3324-1DSA-5350-1DSA-5355-1MGASA-2023-0056MGASA-2023-0057OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12713-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12753-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1RHSA-2023:0805RHSA-2023:0806RHSA-2023:0807RHSA-2023:0808RHSA-2023:0809RHSA-2023:0810RHSA-2023:0811RHSA-2023:0812RHSA-2023:0817RHSA-2023:0818RHSA-2023:0819RHSA-2023:0820RHSA-2023:0821RHSA-2023:0822RHSA-2023:0823RHSA-2023:0824SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1SUSE-SU-2023:0466-1SUSE-SU-2023:0469-1SUSE-SU-2023:0599-1USN-5880-1USN-5943-1
Timeline
- 02-06-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 09-01-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
When importing a SPKI RSA public key as ECDSA P-256, the key would be handled incorrectly causing the tab to crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.65%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
50%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.65% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.65%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu7 products
- firefox< 110.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 110.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs68All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs78All versions (No fix recorded)
Mozilla3 products
- firefox≥ unspecified, < 110 | < 110.0
- firefox_esr≥ unspecified, < 102.8 | < 102.8
- thunderbird≥ unspecified, < 102.8 | < 102.8
Debian2 products
- firefox-esr< 102.8.0esr-1
- thunderbird< 1:102.8.0-1
3 vendors · 12 products
References
11 links- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/Vendor Advisory
