Advisory Published

USN-6143-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

First published: Wed Jun 07 2023(Updated: )

Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-34414, CVE-2023-34416, CVE-2023-34417) Jun Kokatsu discovered that Firefox did not properly validate site-isolated process for a document loaded from a data: URL that was the result of a redirect, leading to an open redirect attack. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform phishing attacks. (CVE-2023-34415)

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/firefox<114.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
114.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu Linux=20.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What are the vulnerabilities addressed by USN-6143-1?

    The vulnerabilities addressed by USN-6143-1 are CVE-2023-34414, CVE-2023-34416, CVE-2023-34415.

  • What is the impact of the vulnerabilities addressed by USN-6143-1?

    The impact of the vulnerabilities addressed by USN-6143-1 includes denial of service, sensitive information disclosure, and arbitrary code execution.

  • How can an attacker exploit the vulnerabilities addressed by USN-6143-1?

    An attacker can exploit the vulnerabilities addressed by USN-6143-1 by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted website.

  • What is the recommended version of Firefox to fix the vulnerabilities addressed by USN-6143-1?

    The recommended version of Firefox to fix the vulnerabilities addressed by USN-6143-1 is 114.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.

  • Where can I find more information about the vulnerabilities addressed by USN-6143-1?

    You can find more information about the vulnerabilities addressed by USN-6143-1 on the Ubuntu security website. Please refer to the following links: CVE-2023-34414, CVE-2023-34416, and CVE-2023-34415.

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