Slackware Linux update for mozilla-firefox

1) Origin validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU78845

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4045

CWE-ID: CWE-346 - Origin Validation Error

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper tracking of cross-origin tainting in Offscreen Canvas. A remote attacker can violation the same-origin policy and access image data from another website.

Mitigation

Update the affected package mozilla-firefox.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 15.0

mozilla-firefox: before 115.1.0esr

External links

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2023&m=slackware-security.401033

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) State Issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU78846

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-2023-4046

CWE-ID: CWE-371 - State Issues

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of incorrect values during WASM compilation, resulting in a state value to be used for a global variable in WASM JIT analysis in the content process. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a malicious web page and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package mozilla-firefox.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 15.0

mozilla-firefox: before 115.1.0esr

External links

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2023&m=slackware-security.401033

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) Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations

EUVDB-ID: #VU78847

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-2023-4047

CWE-ID: CWE-357 - Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform clickjacking attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in popup notifications delay calculation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into granting permissions.

Mitigation

Update the affected package mozilla-firefox.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 15.0

mozilla-firefox: before 115.1.0esr

External links

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2023&m=slackware-security.401033

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) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU78848

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4048

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 parsing HTML with DOMParser. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package mozilla-firefox.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 15.0

mozilla-firefox: before 115.1.0esr

External links

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2023&m=slackware-security.401033

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) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU78849

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-2023-4049

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when releasing platform objects. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page, trigger a race condition and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package mozilla-firefox.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 15.0

mozilla-firefox: before 115.1.0esr

External links

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2023&m=slackware-security.401033

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) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU78850

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-2023-4050

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

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 in StorageManager when processing an untrusted input stream. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow 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 mozilla-firefox.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 15.0

mozilla-firefox: before 115.1.0esr

External links

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2023&m=slackware-security.401033

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) Insecure Inherited Permissions

EUVDB-ID: #VU78852

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4052

CWE-ID: CWE-277 - Insecure inherited permissions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to Firefox uninstaller follows symbolic links when removing files from directory created by the application updater that is writable by non-privileged users. A local user can create symbolic links to critical files on the system and delete them when uninstalling Firefox.

Note, the vulnerability affects Windows installations only.

Mitigation

Update the affected package mozilla-firefox.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 15.0

mozilla-firefox: before 115.1.0esr

External links

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2023&m=slackware-security.401033

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

8) Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations

EUVDB-ID: #VU78854

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4054

CWE-ID: CWE-357 - Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing warning when opening appref-ms files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a malicious appref-ms file and compromise the affected system.

Note, the vulnerability affects Windows installations only.

Mitigation

Update the affected package mozilla-firefox.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 15.0

mozilla-firefox: before 115.1.0esr

External links

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2023&m=slackware-security.401033

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) State Issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU78855

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4055

CWE-ID: CWE-371 - State Issues

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to tamper with HTTP requests.

The vulnerability exists due to a cookie jar overflow when the number of cookies per domain was exceeded in document.cookie. A remote attacker can tamper with HTTP request and force the browser to send requests with some cookies missing.

Mitigation

Update the affected package mozilla-firefox.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 15.0

mozilla-firefox: before 115.1.0esr

External links

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2023&m=slackware-security.401033

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: #VU78856

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-2023-4056

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 into opening a specially crafted web page, 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 mozilla-firefox.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 15.0

mozilla-firefox: before 115.1.0esr

External links

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2023&m=slackware-security.401033

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: #VU78857

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-2023-4057

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 into opening a specially crafted web page, 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 mozilla-firefox.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 15.0

mozilla-firefox: before 115.1.0esr

External links

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2023&m=slackware-security.401033

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.