CVE-2023-28176: High severity thunderbird vulnerability

Published Mar 14, 2023
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Updated

A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory described the issue in which Mozilla developers Timothy Nikkel, Andrew McCreight, and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 110 and ESR 102.8. 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.

Other sources

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 110 and Firefox ESR 102.8. 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 < 111, Firefox ESR < 102.9, and Thunderbird < 102.9.

Mozilla developers Timothy Nikkel, Andrew McCreight, and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 110 and Firefox ESR 102.8. 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 Timothy Nikkel, Andrew McCreight, and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 102.8. 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

27 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/firefox<0:102.9.0-3.el7_9
0:102.9.0-3.el7_9
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.9.0-1.el7_9
0:102.9.0-1.el7_9
redhat/firefox<0:102.9.0-3.el8_7
0:102.9.0-3.el8_7
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.9.0-1.el8_7
0:102.9.0-1.el8_7
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.9.0-2.el8_1
0:102.9.0-2.el8_1
redhat/firefox<0:102.9.0-4.el8_1
0:102.9.0-4.el8_1
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.9.0-2.el8_2
0:102.9.0-2.el8_2
redhat/firefox<0:102.9.0-4.el8_2
0:102.9.0-4.el8_2
redhat/firefox<0:102.9.0-4.el8_4
0:102.9.0-4.el8_4
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.9.0-2.el8_4
0:102.9.0-2.el8_4
redhat/firefox<0:102.9.0-3.el8_6
0:102.9.0-3.el8_6
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.9.0-1.el8_6
0:102.9.0-1.el8_6
redhat/firefox<0:102.9.0-3.el9_1
0:102.9.0-3.el9_1
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.9.0-1.el9_1
0:102.9.0-1.el9_1
redhat/firefox<0:102.9.0-3.el9_0
0:102.9.0-3.el9_0
redhat/thunderbird<0:102.9.0-1.el9_0
0:102.9.0-1.el9_0
redhat/firefox<102.9
102.9
redhat/thunderbird<102.9
102.9
debian/firefox
131.0-1
debian/firefox-esr
115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1128.3.0esr-1~deb11u2115.14.0esr-1~deb12u1128.3.0esr-1~deb12u1115.15.0esr-1128.3.0esr-2
debian/thunderbird
1:115.12.0-1~deb11u11:115.15.0-1~deb11u11:115.12.0-1~deb12u11:115.15.0-1~deb12u11:128.2.0esr-11:128.3.0esr-1
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.9
102.9
Mozilla Firefox<111.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<102.9
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.9
Mozilla Firefox<111
111
Mozilla Firefox ESR<102.9
102.9

Event History

Mar 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

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-28176?

CVE-2023-28176 is a vulnerability in Mozilla that allows memory corruption.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-28176?

The severity of CVE-2023-28176 is high.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2023-28176?

CVE-2023-28176 affects Mozilla Firefox (up to version 111) and Mozilla Thunderbird (up to version 102.9).

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-28176?

To fix CVE-2023-28176, update Mozilla Firefox to version 111 or higher, and update Mozilla Thunderbird to version 102.9 or higher.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-28176?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-28176 on the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory page.

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