Ubuntu update for firefox



Published: 2023-10-30
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 9
CVE-ID CVE-2023-5722
CVE-2023-5724
CVE-2023-5728
CVE-2023-5729
CVE-2023-5730
CVE-2023-5731
CVE-2023-5721
CVE-2023-5723
CVE-2023-5725
CWE-ID CWE-200
CWE-399
CWE-119
CWE-451
CWE-20
CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Operating systems & Components / Operating system

firefox (Ubuntu package)
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Vendor Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 9 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU82345

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-2023-5722

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 cross-origin size and header leakage. A remote attacker can learn the size of an opaque response using iterative requests.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6456-1


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) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU82339

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-2023-5724

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources in WebGL. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6456-1


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) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU82343

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-2023-5728

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 improper object tracking during garbage collection. 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: 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6456-1


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) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU82347

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5729

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 malicious web site can enter fullscreen mode while simultaneously triggering a WebAuthn prompt. This could have obscured the fullscreen notification and could have been leveraged in a spoofing attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6456-1


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) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU82344

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-2023-5730

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: 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6456-1


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) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU82348

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-2023-5731

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: 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6456-1


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) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU82337

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-2023-5721

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 queued up rendering. A remote attacker can perform spoofing attack by activating or dismissing certain browser prompts and dialogs.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6456-1


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) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU82346

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5723

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling invalid cookie characters. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6456-1


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) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU82340

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5725

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious extension to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in WebExtension, which can open arbitrary URLs. A malicious extension can collect sensitive user data.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6456-1


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.



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