UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5170

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2023-5170
Downstream
USN-6404-1
Published: 28 Sept 2023, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 04:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.4 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 Sept 2023, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 04:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In canvas rendering, a compromised content process could have caused a surface to change unexpectedly, leading to a memory leak of a privileged process. This memory leak could be used to effect a sandbox escape if the correct data was leaked. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•firefox

    < 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

  • ubuntu•mozjs102

    all | all

  • ubuntu•mozjs38

    all

  • ubuntu•mozjs52

    all | all

  • ubuntu•mozjs68

    all

  • ubuntu•mozjs78

    all

  • ubuntu•mozjs91

    all

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