QID 242247

Date Published: 2023-10-31

QID 242247: Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2023:6162)

Mozilla firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability...Security Fix(es):

    mozilla: queued up rendering could have allowed websites to clickjack (cve-2023-5721).
    Mozilla: memory safety bugs fixed in firefox 119, firefox esr 115.4, and thunderbird 115.4 (cve-2023-5730).
    Libvpx: crash related to vp9 encoding in libvpx (cve-2023-44488).
    Mozilla: large webgl draw could have led to a crash (cve-2023-5724).
    Mozilla: webextensions could open arbitrary urls (cve-2023-5725).
    Mozilla: improper object tracking during gc in the javascript engine could have led to a crash. (
    Cve-2023-5728).
    Mozilla: address bar spoofing via bidirectional characters (cve-2023-5732).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux server 7 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux workstation 7 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux desktop 7 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 7 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, big endian 7 ppc64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 7 ppc64le.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:6162 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:6162 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6162