QID 356173

Date Published: 2023-09-28

QID 356173: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for firefox : ALASFIREFOX-2023-006

the mozilla foundation describes this issue as follows: unexpected data returned from the safe browsing api could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. (
( CVE-2023-1945) the mozilla foundation describes this issue as follows: a website could have obscured the fullscreen notification by using a combination of window.open, fullscreen requests, window.name assignments, and setinterval calls.
This could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks. (
( CVE-2023-29533) the mozilla foundation describes this issue as follows: following a garbage collector compaction, weak maps may have been accessed before they were correctly traced.
This resulted in memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. (
( CVE-2023-29535) the mozilla foundation describes this issue as follows: an attacker could cause the memory manager to incorrectly free a pointer that addresses attacker-controlled memory, resulting in an assertion, memory corruption, or a potentially exploitable crash. (
( CVE-2023-29536) the mozilla foundation describes this issue as follows: when handling the filename directive in the content-disposition header, the filename would be truncated if the filename contained a null character.
This could have led to reflected file download attacks potentially tricking users to install malware. (
( CVE-2023-29539) the mozilla foundation describes this issue as follows: firefox did not properly handle downloads of files ending in .desktop, which can be interpreted to run attacker-controlled commands. this bug only affects firefox for linux on certain distributions.
( CVE-2023-29550)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALASFIREFOX-2023-006 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALASFIREFOX-2023-006 amazon linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASFIREFOX-2023-006.html