Improper output encoding in Mozilla Firefox for Android
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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An attacker could have caused memory corruption and a potentially exploitable use-after-free of a pointer in a global object's debugger vector. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.
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 for Android | before 112 | 112 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 112 | 112 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Focus for Android | before 112 | 112 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox for Android (Mozilla) Fixed in 112
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 112
- Fix · CNA Focus for Android (Mozilla) Fixed in 112
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox, Firefox for Android, Focus for Android 112
15 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 8 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-13905 Race condition in Mozilla Firefox for AndroidPriority HIGH 68
- TI-2023-13916 A wrong lowering instruction in the ARM64 Ion compiler resulted in a wrong optimization…Priority MEDIUM 62
- TI-2023-13903 Following a Garbage Collector compaction, weak maps may have been accessed before they…Priority MEDIUM 62
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29543
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6r82-wmjx-mx6j
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-2023-29543 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-29543 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6r82-wmjx-mx6j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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