CVE-2023-25732: High severity thunderbird vulnerability

Published Feb 14, 2023
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Updated

Last updated 24 July 2024

Other sources

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: When encoding data from an inputStream in xpcom the size of the input being encoded was not correctly calculated potentially leading to an out of bounds memory write.

When encoding data from an inputStream in xpcom the size of the input being encoded was not correctly calculated potentially leading to an out of bounds memory write.

External Reference: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-06/#CVE-2023-25732

Red Hat

When encoding data from an <code>inputStream</code> in <code>xpcom</code> the size of the input being encoded was not correctly calculated potentially leading to an out of bounds memory write. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.

When encoding data from an inputStream in xpcom the size of the input being encoded was not correctly calculated potentially leading to an out of bounds memory write.

Affected Software

27 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/firefox<0:102.8.0-2.el7_9
0:102.8.0-2.el7_9
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.8.0-2.el7_9
0:102.8.0-2.el7_9
redhat/firefox<0:102.8.0-2.el8_7
0:102.8.0-2.el8_7
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.8.0-2.el8_7
0:102.8.0-2.el8_7
redhat/firefox<0:102.8.0-2.el8_1
0:102.8.0-2.el8_1
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.8.0-2.el8_1
0:102.8.0-2.el8_1
redhat/firefox<0:102.8.0-2.el8_2
0:102.8.0-2.el8_2
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.8.0-2.el8_2
0:102.8.0-2.el8_2
redhat/firefox<0:102.8.0-2.el8_4
0:102.8.0-2.el8_4
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.8.0-2.el8_4
0:102.8.0-2.el8_4
redhat/firefox<0:102.8.0-2.el8_6
0:102.8.0-2.el8_6
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.8.0-2.el8_6
0:102.8.0-2.el8_6
redhat/firefox<0:102.8.0-2.el9_1
0:102.8.0-2.el9_1
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.8.0-2.el9_1
0:102.8.0-2.el9_1
redhat/firefox<0:102.8.0-2.el9_0
0:102.8.0-2.el9_0
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.8.0-2.el9_0
0:102.8.0-2.el9_0
redhat/firefox<102.8
102.8
redhat/thunderbird<102.8
102.8
debian/firefox
131.0.2-2
debian/firefox-esr
115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1128.3.1esr-1~deb11u1115.14.0esr-1~deb12u1128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1128.3.0esr-2128.3.1esr-2
debian/thunderbird
1:115.12.0-1~deb11u11:115.16.0esr-1~deb11u11:115.12.0-1~deb12u11:115.16.0esr-1~deb12u11:128.2.0esr-11:128.3.0esr-1
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.8
102.8
Mozilla Firefox<110.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<102.8
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.8
Mozilla Firefox<110
110
Mozilla Firefox ESR<102.8
102.8

Event History

Feb 14, 2023
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Jun 2, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
05:15 PM
Description
Jan 12, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:17 AM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:41 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this security vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this security vulnerability is CVE-2023-25732.

2

Which software is affected by this vulnerability?

This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2023-25732?

The severity of CVE-2023-25732 is rated as high with a score of 8.8.

4

How does CVE-2023-25732 impact the affected software?

CVE-2023-25732 can potentially lead to an out of bounds memory write when encoding data from an inputStream in xpcom.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-25732?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-25732 at the following references: - [Mozilla Security Advisory](https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-05/) - [Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1804564) - [Mozilla Security Advisory](https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-07/)

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