CVE-2023-37211
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-37211 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mozilla |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2023-07-05 10:15:10 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-24 13:10:00 UTC |
| Description | Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 114, Firefox ESR 102.12, and Thunderbird 102.12. 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. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 115, Firefox ESR < 102.13, and Thunderbird < 102.13. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-787 | Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 115, Firefox ESR 102.13, and Thunderbird 102.13
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Esr | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Thunderbird | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Mozilla | Firefox | affected unspecified 115 custom | Not specified |
| CNA | Mozilla | Firefox ESR | affected unspecified 102.13 custom | Not specified |
| CNA | Mozilla | Thunderbird | affected unspecified 102.13 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [SECURITY] [DLA 3484-1] firefox-esr security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 115 — Mozilla | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 3490-1] thunderbird security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5450-1 firefox-esr | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 102.13 — Mozilla | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 102.13 — Mozilla | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5451-1 thunderbird | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Bug List | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | Broken Link |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Andrew McCreight, Matthew Gaudet, Tom Ritter, and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team, (en)
Legacy QID Mappings
- 160779 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for thunderbird (ELSA-2023-4062)
- 160780 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for thunderbird (ELSA-2023-4064)
- 160781 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for thunderbird (ELSA-2023-4063)
- 160782 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for firefox (ELSA-2023-4076)
- 160783 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for firefox (ELSA-2023-4071)
- 160805 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for firefox (ELSA-2023-4079)
- 199447 Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-6201-1)
- 199457 Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird Vulnerabilities (USN-6214-1)
- 199467 Ubuntu Security Notification for SpiderMonkey Vulnerabilities (USN-6227-1)
- 241793 Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2023:4069)
- 241794 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2023:4063)
- 241795 Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2023:4070)
- 241796 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2023:4065)
- 241800 Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2023:4073)
- 241801 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2023:4062)
- 241802 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2023:4068)
- 241803 Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2023:4079)
- 241804 Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2023:4071)
- 241806 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2023:4064)
- 241807 Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2023:4075)
- 241808 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2023:4074)
- 241809 Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2023:4072)
- 241810 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2023:4067)
- 241812 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2023:4066)
- 241813 Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2023:4076)
- 296103 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 61.151.2 Missing (CPUJUL2023)
- 355696 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for thunderbird : ALAS2-2023-2156
- 356273 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for firefox : ALASFIREFOX-2023-001
- 356501 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for firefox : ALAS2FIREFOX-2023-001
- 378628 Mozilla Firefox ESR Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2023-23)
- 378629 Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2023-24)
- 378630 Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2023-22)
- 503457 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox-esr
- 506065 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox-esr
- 6000007 Debian Security Update for thunderbird (DSA 5451-1)
- 6000101 Debian Security Update for thunderbird (DLA 3490-1)
- 6000107 Debian Security Update for firefox-esr (DLA 3484-1)
- 6000232 Debian Security Update for firefox-esr (DSA 5450-1)
- 710875 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202402-25)
- 754172 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for MozillaFirefox, MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE (SUSE-SU-2023:2850-1)
- 754173 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for MozillaFirefox, MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE (SUSE-SU-2023:2849-1)
- 754193 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for MozillaFirefox, MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE (SUSE-SU-2023:2886-1)
- 941178 AlmaLinux Security Update for firefox (ALSA-2023:4076)
- 941179 AlmaLinux Security Update for thunderbird (ALSA-2023:4063)
- 941180 AlmaLinux Security Update for firefox (ALSA-2023:4071)
- 941181 AlmaLinux Security Update for thunderbird (ALSA-2023:4064)
- 960958 Rocky Linux Security Update for firefox (RLSA-2023:4071)