CVE-2023-5730: Critical severity thunderbird vulnerability

Published Oct 24, 2023
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Updated

Last updated 24 July 2024

Other sources

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118, Firefox ESR 115.3, and Thunderbird 115.3. 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

Affected Software

13 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/firefox<115.4
115.4
redhat/thunderbird<115.4.1
115.4.1
debian/firefox
130.0-2
debian/firefox-esr
115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1115.15.0esr-1~deb11u1115.14.0esr-1~deb12u1115.15.0esr-1~deb12u1115.15.0esr-1
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-1
Mozilla Thunderbird<115.4.1
115.4.1
Mozilla Firefox<119
119
Mozilla Firefox ESR<115.4
115.4
Mozilla Firefox<119.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<115.4
Mozilla Thunderbird<115.4.1
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0

Event History

Oct 24, 2023
CVE Published
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:47 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:47 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Jan 12, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:28 AM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·04:18 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 24, 57290
Event
via FIRST·01:25 AM

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5730?

The severity of CVE-2023-5730 is high with a severity value of 7.

2

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-5730?

Firefox versions up to exclusive 119 and Firefox ESR versions up to exclusive 115.4 are affected by CVE-2023-5730.

3

What is the impact of CVE-2023-5730?

CVE-2023-5730 could have been exploited to run arbitrary code due to memory corruption.

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-5730?

Update Firefox to version 119 or later and Firefox ESR to version 115.4 or later to fix CVE-2023-5730.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-5730?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-5730 in the following references: [Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1836607%2C1840918%2C1848694%2C1848833%2C1850191%2C1850259%2C1852596%2C1853201%2C1854002%2C1855306%2C1855640%2C1856695), [Mozilla Advisory MFSA2023-45](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-45/), [Mozilla Advisory MFSA2023-46](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-46/).

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