CVE-2023-5175 json
During process shutdown, it was possible that an `ImageBitmap` was created that would later be used after being freed from a different code…
published 2023-09-27 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-57512
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
During process shutdown, it was possible that an `ImageBitmap` was created that would later be used after being freed from a different codepath, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.
Patch / fix
- Mozilla Firefox 118
- firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5175
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 118.0.1-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13272-1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-5175
- NVD CVE-2023-5175
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