CVE-2023-6862

2023-12-2000:00:00

ubuntu.com

use-after-free

nsdnsservice::init

firefox esr

thunderbird

rare start-up

vulnerability

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

8.3 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

41.9%

JSON

A use-after-free was identified in the nsDNSService::Init. This issue
appears to manifest rarely during start-up. This vulnerability affects
Firefox ESR < 115.6 and Thunderbird < 115.6.

Notes

Author	Note
tyhicks	mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine
mdeslaur	starting with Ubuntu 22.04, the firefox package is just a script that installs the Firefox snap only appears to affect Firefox ESR and thunderbird

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu22.04noarchmozjs102< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu23.10noarchmozjs102< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu24.04noarchmozjs102< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu18.04noarchmozjs38< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu18.04noarchmozjs52< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchmozjs52< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchmozjs68< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchmozjs78< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchmozjs91< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchthunderbird< 1:115.6.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	mozjs102	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.10	noarch	mozjs102	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	24.04	noarch	mozjs102	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	mozjs38	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	mozjs52	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	mozjs52	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	mozjs68	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	mozjs78	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	mozjs91	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	thunderbird	< 1:115.6.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1	UNKNOWN