Ubuntu update for firefox



Published: 2023-05-16
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 11
CVE-ID CVE-2023-32205
CVE-2023-32206
CVE-2023-32207
CVE-2023-32208
CVE-2023-32209
CVE-2023-32210
CVE-2023-32211
CVE-2023-32212
CVE-2023-32213
CVE-2023-32215
CVE-2023-32216
CWE-ID CWE-451
CWE-125
CWE-254
CWE-200
CWE-400
CWE-264
CWE-843
CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Operating systems & Components / Operating system

firefox (Ubuntu package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 11 vulnerabilities.

1) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU75874

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32205

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can obscure browser prompts and perform spoofing attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 113.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6074-2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU75875

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32206

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the RLBox Expat driver. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the browser.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 113.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6074-2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU75876

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32207

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform clickjacking attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing delay in popup notifications. A remote attacker can trick a victim into granting permissions.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 113.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6074-2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU75877

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32208

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to Firefox leaks the script base URL in service workers due to dynamic import() call. A remote attacker can access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 113.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6074-2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU75878

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32209

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing favicon image. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 113.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6074-2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU75879

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32210

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to documents incorrectly assume an ordering of principal objects. A remote attacker can cause a document to be loaded with a higher privileged principal than intended.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 113.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6074-2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Type Confusion

EUVDB-ID: #VU75880

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32211

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger a type confusion error and crash the browser.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 113.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6074-2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU75881

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32212

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can spoof the address bar using the datalist element.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 113.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6074-2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU75882

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32213

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within FileReader::DoReadData() when reading a file. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 113.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6074-2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

10) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU75884

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32215

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 113.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6074-2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

11) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU75885

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32216

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 113.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6074-2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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