CVE-2023-29550
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 111 and Firefox ESR 102.9. 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 < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2023-06-02 17:15:12.967000
Last modified
2026-10-24 13:10:00.147000
View original CVE JSON
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