#VU80091 Use-after-free in Mozilla products - CVE-2023-4574

 

#VU80091 Use-after-free in Mozilla products - CVE-2023-4574

Published: August 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80091
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-2023-4574
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in IPC ColorPickerShownCallback. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system.

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


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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