Use-after-free in workers
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
During the worker lifecycle, a use-after-free condition could have occurred, which could have led to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 115.0.2, Firefox ESR < 115.0.2, and Thunderbird < 115.0.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00634 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 115.0.2Firefox ESR (Mozilla): 115.0.2+1 more productRed Hat: 16 advisories
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 115.0.2 | 115.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | before 115.0.2 | 115.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 115.0.1 | 115.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 115.0.2
- Fix · CNA Firefox ESR (Mozilla) Fixed in 115.0.2
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 115.0.1
Red Hat 16 advisories
- RHSA-2023:5475 Released 2023-10-05 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el7_9
- RHSA-2023:5477 Released 2023-10-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-115.3.1-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-115.3.1-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-115.3.1-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-115.3.1-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-115.3.1-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-115.3.1-1.el7_9
- RHSA-2023:5429 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el8_4
Show 13 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2023:5434 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-115.3.1-1.el9_2, firefox-x11-115.3.1-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2023:5438 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el8_1
- RHSA-2023:5426 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-115.3.1-1.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) firefox-115.3.1-1.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) firefox-115.3.1-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2023:5432 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2023:5433 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-115.3.1-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2023:5437 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-115.3.1-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) firefox-115.3.1-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) firefox-115.3.1-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2023:5440 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) firefox-115.3.1-1.el8_1
- RHSA-2023:5439 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2023:5436 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) firefox-115.3.1-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2023:5435 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2023:5430 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2023:5428 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-115.3.1-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2023:5427 Released 2023-10-04 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) firefox-115.3.1-1.el9_0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5428, RHSA-2023:5433 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5434, RHSA-2023:5435 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5426, RHSA-2023:5432 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5429, RHSA-2023:5437 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5438, RHSA-2023:5440 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5426, RHSA-2023:5432 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5429, RHSA-2023:5437 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5430, RHSA-2023:5436 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5427, RHSA-2023:5439 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5426, RHSA-2023:5432 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5429, RHSA-2023:5437 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5475, RHSA-2023:5477 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5477 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5477 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5475, RHSA-2023:5477 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5475, RHSA-2023:5477 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:5477 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3600
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f7m4-v8xh-mj88
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-3600 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-3600 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f7m4-v8xh-mj88 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-3600 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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