#VU74820 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2023-29531
Published: April 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74820
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29531
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in WebGL API. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability affects only Firefox for macOS.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.