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A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated...

Critical severity Unreviewed Published Sep 27, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 16, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live interior reference, leading to a potential use-after-free and exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 27, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Sep 27, 2023
Last updated Jan 16, 2024

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-5172

GHSA ID

GHSA-gg89-f9mq-2rw9

Source code

No known source code

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