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high 8.8

CVE-2023-0767 json

An attacker could construct a PKCS 12 cert bundle in such a way that could allow for arbitrary memory writes via PKCS 12 Safe Bag attribute…

published 2023-06-02 3 y ago modified 2026-10-24 15 d ago also EUVD-2023-12784

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An attacker could construct a PKCS 12 cert bundle in such a way that could allow for arbitrary memory writes via PKCS 12 Safe Bag attributes being mishandled. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Firefox 110
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 102.8
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 102.8
  • nss Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:3.87.1-1
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 102.8.0esr-1
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:102.8.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0767

  • nss Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.16
  • nss Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.9
  • nss Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2:3.68.2-0ubuntu1.2
  • firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 110.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 110.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0767

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  • redhat-virtualization-host rhev hypervisor 4.4 4.5.3-202304051438_8.6
  • redhat-virtualization-host-image-update rhev hypervisor 4.4 4.5.3-202304051438_8.6
  • nss RHEL 9 3.79.0-17.el9_1
  • nspr RHEL 9 4.34.0-17.el9_1
  • nss-util RHEL 9 3.79.0-17.el9_1
  • nss-tools RHEL 9 3.79.0-17.el9_1
  • nss-softokn RHEL 9 3.79.0-17.el9_1
  • nss-sysinit RHEL 9 3.79.0-17.el9_1

red hat advisories RHSA-2023:1479RHSA-2023:1472RHSA-2023:1443RHSA-2023:1444RHSA-2023:1445RHSA-2023:1442

  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP4, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 102.8.0-150200.8.105.2
  • mozilla-nss SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP5 +6 more 3.79.4-58.94.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP5 +6 more 102.8.0-112.150.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS +9 more 102.8.0-150200.152.78.1
  • mozilla-nss SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1 +16 more 3.79.4-150000.3.93.1
  • mozilla-nss SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP4, SLE Micro 5.3, openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 +1 more 3.79.4-150400.3.26.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP1-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS 102.8.0-150000.150.76.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:0599-1SUSE-SU-2023:0469-1SUSE-SU-2023:0468-1SUSE-SU-2023:0466-1SUSE-SU-2023:0461-1SUSE-SU-2023:0443-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 102.8.0-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 110.0.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12713-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12753-1

  • nss AlmaLinux 9 3.79.0-17.el9_1
  • nspr AlmaLinux 9 4.34.0-17.el9_1
  • nss-util AlmaLinux 9 3.79.0-17.el9_1
  • nss-tools AlmaLinux 9 3.79.0-17.el9_1
  • nss-softokn AlmaLinux 9 3.79.0-17.el9_1
  • nss-sysinit AlmaLinux 9 3.79.0-17.el9_1
  • nss-softokn-freebl AlmaLinux 9 3.79.0-17.el9_1
  • nss AlmaLinux 8 3.79.0-11.el8_7

almalinux advisories ALSA-2023:1368ALSA-2023:1252ALSA-2023:0808ALSA-2023:0810ALSA-2023:0821ALSA-2023:0824

  • nss Rocky Linux 9 3.79.0-17.el9_1
  • nss Rocky Linux 8 3.79.0-11.el8_7
  • firefox Rocky Linux 9 102.8.0-2.el9_1
  • thunderbird Rocky Linux 9 102.8.0-2.el9_1
  • firefox Rocky Linux 8 102.8.0-2.el8_7
  • thunderbird Rocky Linux 8 102.8.0-2.el8_7

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2023:1368RLSA-2023:1252RLSA-2023:0810RLSA-2023:0824RLSA-2023:0808RLSA-2023:0821

  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +3 more 102.8.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2023-0767

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-0767 updated cvss 8.8

nss: Arbitrary memory write via PKCS 12

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nss 3.79.0-11.el8_7, nss-util 3.79.0-11.el8_7, nss-tools 3.79.0-11.el8_7, nss-softokn 3.79.0-11.el8_7, nss-sysinit 3.79.0-11.el8_7, nss-softokn-freebl 3.79.0-11.el8_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1252
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nss 3.79.0-17.el9_1, nspr 4.34.0-17.el9_1, nss-util 3.79.0-17.el9_1, nss-tools 3.79.0-17.el9_1, nss-softokn 3.79.0-17.el9_1, nss-sysinit 3.79.0-17.el9_1, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1368
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) nss 3.53.1-13.el8_2, firefox 102.9.0-4.el8_2, nss-util 3.53.1-13.el8_2, nss-tools 3.53.1-13.el8_2, nss-softokn 3.53.1-13.el8_2, nss-sysinit 3.53.1-13.el8_2, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1445
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) nss 3.44.0-11.el8_1, firefox 102.9.0-4.el8_1, nss-util 3.44.0-11.el8_1, nss-tools 3.44.0-11.el8_1, nss-softokn 3.44.0-11.el8_1, nss-sysinit 3.44.0-11.el8_1, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1479
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) nss 3.53.1-13.el8_2, firefox 102.9.0-4.el8_2, nss-util 3.53.1-13.el8_2, nss-tools 3.53.1-13.el8_2, nss-softokn 3.53.1-13.el8_2, nss-sysinit 3.53.1-13.el8_2, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1445
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) nss 3.67.0-8.el8_4, firefox 102.9.0-4.el8_4, nss-util 3.67.0-8.el8_4, nss-tools 3.67.0-8.el8_4, nss-softokn 3.67.0-8.el8_4, nss-sysinit 3.67.0-8.el8_4, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1444
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) nss 3.79.0-11.el8_6, nss-util 3.79.0-11.el8_6, nss-tools 3.79.0-11.el8_6, nss-softokn 3.79.0-11.el8_6, nss-sysinit 3.79.0-11.el8_6, nss-softokn-freebl 3.79.0-11.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1369
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) nss 3.79.0-17.el9_0, nspr 4.34.0-17.el9_0, nss-util 3.79.0-17.el9_0, nss-tools 3.79.0-17.el9_0, nss-softokn 3.79.0-17.el9_0, nss-sysinit 3.79.0-17.el9_0, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1365
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) nss 3.53.1-13.el8_2, firefox 102.9.0-4.el8_2, nss-util 3.53.1-13.el8_2, nss-tools 3.53.1-13.el8_2, nss-softokn 3.53.1-13.el8_2, nss-sysinit 3.53.1-13.el8_2, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1445
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) nss 3.79.0-5.el7_9, nss-tools 3.79.0-5.el7_9, nss-sysinit 3.79.0-5.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) nss-devel 3.79.0-5.el7_9, nss-debuginfo 3.79.0-5.el7_9, nss-pkcs11-devel 3.79.0-5.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) nss-devel 3.79.0-5.el7_9, nss-debuginfo 3.79.0-5.el7_9, nss-pkcs11-devel 3.79.0-5.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1332
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 ELS) nss 3.44.0-13.el6_10, nss-tools 3.44.0-13.el6_10, nss-sysinit 3.44.0-13.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1366
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) nss 3.79.0-5.el7_9, nss-tools 3.79.0-5.el7_9, nss-sysinit 3.79.0-5.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1332
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6 ELS) nss-debuginfo 3.44.0-13.el6_10, nss-pkcs11-devel 3.44.0-13.el6_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1366
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) nss-debuginfo 3.79.0-5.el7_9, nss-pkcs11-devel 3.79.0-5.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) nss 3.79.0-5.el7_9, nss-tools 3.79.0-5.el7_9, nss-sysinit 3.79.0-5.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) nss-debuginfo 3.79.0-5.el7_9, nss-pkcs11-devel 3.79.0-5.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1332
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 redhat-virtualization-host 4.5.3-202304051438_8.6, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update 4.5.3-202304051438_8.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:1677
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 firefox, firefox-x11, thunderbird Red Hat RHEL 8-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements) redhat-release-virtualization-host 4.5.3-6.el8ev, redhat-release-virtualization-host-content 4.5.3-6.el8ev, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder 4.5.3-6.el8ev
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.