8.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-29551
Firefox Memory Safety Vulnerabilities
Description

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 111. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.

INFO

Published Date :

June 2, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-29551 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla focus
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-29551.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1763625%2C1814314%2C1815798%2C1815890%2C1819239%2C1819465%2C1819486%2C1819492%2C1819957%2C1820514%2C1820776%2C1821838%2C1822175%2C1823547 Issue Tracking Not Applicable
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-29551 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-29551 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Mozilla developers Randell Jesup, Andrew McCreight, Gabriele Svelto, and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 111. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112. Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 111. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1763625%2C1814314%2C1815798%2C1815890%2C1819239%2C1819465%2C1819486%2C1819492%2C1819957%2C1820514%2C1820776%2C1821838%2C1822175%2C1823547 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1763625%2C1814314%2C1815798%2C1815890%2C1819239%2C1819465%2C1819486%2C1819492%2C1819957%2C1820514%2C1820776%2C1821838%2C1822175%2C1823547 Issue Tracking, Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 112.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 112.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:focus:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 112.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 111. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112. Mozilla developers Randell Jesup, Andrew McCreight, Gabriele Svelto, and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 111. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Mozilla developers Randell Jesup, Andrew McCreight, Gabriele Svelto, and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 111. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112. Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 111. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.26 }} 0.03%

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0.65886

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