8.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-6866
Mozilla Firefox TypedArray Fallibility Vulnerability
Description

TypedArrays can be fallible and lacked proper exception handling. This could lead to abuse in other APIs which expect TypedArrays to always succeed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 121.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 27, 2024, 7:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-6866 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
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-2023-6866.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1849037 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-6866 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10 [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 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/show_bug.cgi?id=1849037 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1849037 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-755
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 121.0
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description TypedArrays can be fallible and lacked proper exception handling. This could lead to abuse in other APIs which expect TypedArrays to always succeed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 121.
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1849037 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Mozilla Corporation https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/ [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.01%

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0.35566

percentile

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