CVE-2023-5168

Reference Links

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846683
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/

Parent vulnerabilities

(Appears in the following advisories)

• MFSA2023-43
• MFSA2023-41
• MFSA2023-42

Peer vulnerabilities

(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)

• CVE-2023-5168
• CVE-2023-5169
• CVE-2023-5171
• CVE-2023-5174
• CVE-2023-5176
• CVE-2023-5170
• CVE-2023-5172
• CVE-2023-5173
• CVE-2023-5175

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is CVE-2023-5168?

  CVE-2023-5168 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird that allows a compromised content process to provide malicious data, resulting in an out-of-bounds write and potentially exploitable crash.

• How does CVE-2023-5168 impact users?

  CVE-2023-5168 can lead to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process, which may be abused by attackers to execute arbitrary code or gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

• Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-5168?

  Mozilla Firefox ESR up to version 115.3, Mozilla Firefox up to version 118, and Mozilla Thunderbird up to version 115.3 are affected by CVE-2023-5168.

• How severe is CVE-2023-5168?

  CVE-2023-5168 has a severity rating of high (7 out of 10).

• How can CVE-2023-5168 be fixed?

  To mitigate this vulnerability, users should update to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Firefox, or Mozilla Thunderbird.