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CVE-2023-6857

2023-12-2011:34:00
redhat.com
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mozilla foundation
security advisory
symlink
race condition
firefox
unix
unix-based operating systems
android
linux
macos
windows

5.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

35.2%

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: When resolving a symlink, a race may occur where the buffer passed to readlink may actually be smaller than necessary. This bug only affects Firefox on Unix-based operating systems (Android, Linux, MacOS). Windows is unaffected.

5.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

35.2%