When accessing throttled streams, the count of available bytes needed to be checked in…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 15 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
When accessing throttled streams, the count of available bytes needed to be checked in the calling function to be within bounds. This may have lead future code to be incorrect and vulnerable. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111, Firefox ESR < 102.9, and Thunderbird < 102.9.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 111 | 111 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | before 102.9 | 102.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 102.9 | 102.9 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 111
- Fix · CNA Firefox ESR (Mozilla) Fixed in 102.9
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 102.9
Red Hat 16 advisories
- RHSA-2023:1479 Released 2023-03-27 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) firefox-102.9.0-4.el8_1
- RHSA-2023:1472 Released 2023-03-27 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-102.9.0-2.el8_4
- RHSA-2023:1444 Released 2023-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) firefox-102.9.0-4.el8_4
Show 13 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2023:1445 Released 2023-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-102.9.0-4.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) firefox-102.9.0-4.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) firefox-102.9.0-4.el8_2
- RHSA-2023:1443 Released 2023-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-102.9.0-2.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) thunderbird-102.9.0-2.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-102.9.0-2.el8_2
- RHSA-2023:1442 Released 2023-03-23 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) thunderbird-102.9.0-2.el8_1
- RHSA-2023:1404 Released 2023-03-22 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-102.9.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2023:1403 Released 2023-03-22 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-102.9.0-1.el8_7
- RHSA-2023:1407 Released 2023-03-22 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-102.9.0-1.el9_1
- RHSA-2023:1402 Released 2023-03-22 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) thunderbird-102.9.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2023:1401 Released 2023-03-22 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-102.9.0-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-102.9.0-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-102.9.0-1.el7_9
- RHSA-2023:1367 Released 2023-03-21 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) firefox-102.9.0-3.el8_6
- RHSA-2023:1364 Released 2023-03-21 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) firefox-102.9.0-3.el9_0
- RHSA-2023:1336 Released 2023-03-20 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-102.9.0-3.el8_7
- RHSA-2023:1337 Released 2023-03-20 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-102.9.0-3.el9_1, firefox-x11-102.9.0-3.el9_1
- RHSA-2023:1333 Released 2023-03-20 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-102.9.0-3.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-102.9.0-3.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-102.9.0-3.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-102.9.0-3.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-102.9.0-3.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-102.9.0-3.el7_9
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox 111
13 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 9 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-12731 Type confusion in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2023-12730 If temporary "one-time" permissions, such as the ability to use the Camera, were granted…Priority HIGH 73
- TI-2023-12733 Origin validation error in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 62
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox ESR, Thunderbird 102.9
6 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 4 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-12731 Type confusion in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2023-12733 Origin validation error in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 62
- TI-2023-12732 Path traversal in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 62
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1336, RHSA-2023:1403 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1337, RHSA-2023:1407 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1443, RHSA-2023:1445 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1442, RHSA-2023:1479 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1443, RHSA-2023:1445 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1444, RHSA-2023:1472 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1367, RHSA-2023:1404 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1364, RHSA-2023:1402 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1443, RHSA-2023:1445 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1333, RHSA-2023:1401 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1333 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1333 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1333, RHSA-2023:1401 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1333, RHSA-2023:1401 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1333 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25752
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7f6h-8948-xq6j
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-2023-25752 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-25752 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7f6h-8948-xq6j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-25752 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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