CVE-2023-25746: High severity thunderbird vulnerability

Published Feb 14, 2023
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Updated

Last updated 24 July 2024

Other sources

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 102.7. 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 Thunderbird < 102.8 and Firefox ESR < 102.8.

Mozilla developers Philipp and Gabriele Svelto reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 102.7. 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.

Mozilla

Mozilla developers Philipp and Gabriele Svelto reported memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 102.7. 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.

Affected Software

24 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-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 ESR<102.8
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.8
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·01:53 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-25746?

CVE-2023-25746 is a vulnerability that involves memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird and Firefox ESR, which could be exploited to run arbitrary code.

2

How severe is CVE-2023-25746?

CVE-2023-25746 has a severity score of 8.8 (high).

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-25746?

Versions up to exclusive 102.8 of Thunderbird, Firefox ESR 102.8, and specific versions of Red Hat, Ubuntu, and Debian packages are affected by CVE-2023-25746.

4

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-25746?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-25746 in the Bugzilla and Mozilla security advisories links provided in the references.

5

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) related to CVE-2023-25746?

The CWE related to CVE-2023-25746 is CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input).

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