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CVE-2023-5175 (GCVE-0-2023-5175)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-27 14:13 – Updated: 2025-05-01 20:07
VLAI
Summary
During process shutdown, it was possible that an `ImageBitmap` was created that would later be used after being freed from a different codepath, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 13:27 UTC
CWE
  • Use-after-free of ImageBitmap during process shutdown
  • CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 118 (custom)
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Credits
Yangkang of 360 ATA Team
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