CVE-2023-28176: High severity Mozilla 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

33 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
alpine/firefox-esr<102.9.0-r0
102.9.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<102.9.0-r0
102.9.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<102.9.0-r0
102.9.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<102.9.0-r0
102.9.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<102.9.0-r0
102.9.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<102.9.0-r0
102.9.0-r0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-3.el7_9
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-1.el7_9
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-3.el8_7
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-1.el8_7
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-2.el8_1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-4.el8_1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-2.el8_2
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-4.el8_2
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-4.el8_4
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-2.el8_4
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-3.el8_6
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-1.el8_6
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-3.el9_1
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-1.el9_1
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-3.el9_0
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:102.9.0-1.el9_0
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 102.9
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 102.9
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 131.0-1
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/firefox-esr to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1Fixed in 128.3.0esr-1~deb11u2Fixed in 115.14.0esr-1~deb12u1Fixed in 128.3.0esr-1~deb12u1Fixed in 115.15.0esr-1Fixed in 128.3.0esr-2
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1Fixed in 1:115.15.0-1~deb11u1Fixed in 1:115.12.0-1~deb12u1Fixed in 1:115.15.0-1~deb12u1Fixed in 1:128.2.0esr-1Fixed in 1:128.3.0esr-1
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade Thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 102.9
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade Firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 111
  24. Upgrade

    Upgrade Firefox ESR to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 102.9
  25. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/firefox-esr to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 102.9.0-r0
  26. Upgrade

    Upgrade Mozilla Firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 111
  27. Upgrade

    Upgrade Mozilla Firefox ESR to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 102.9
  28. Upgrade

    Upgrade Mozilla Thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 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
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via OSV·05:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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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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