CVE-2023-37212: High severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Jul 4, 2023
·
Updated

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 114. 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 < 115.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
ubuntu/firefox<115.0-1
115.0-1
ubuntu/firefox<115.0+
115.0+
debian/firefox
123.0-1
Mozilla Firefox<115
115
Mozilla Firefox<115.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 115.0-1
  2. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 115.0+
  3. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 123.0-1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade Firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 115

Event History

Jul 4, 2023
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Jul 5, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:05 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:05 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 12, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:21 AM
Description

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-37212.

2

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is 'Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 114. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption.'

3

What is the severity of CVE-2023-37212?

The severity of CVE-2023-37212 is high with a severity value of 7.

4

Which software is affected by CVE-2023-37212?

Firefox versions prior to 115 are affected by CVE-2023-37212.

5

How can I fix CVE-2023-37212?

To fix CVE-2023-37212, update Firefox to version 115 or higher.

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