Ubuntu update for firefox



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 9
CVE-ID CVE-2023-25750
CVE-2023-25751
CVE-2023-25752
CVE-2023-28160
CVE-2023-28161
CVE-2023-28162
CVE-2023-28164
CVE-2023-28176
CVE-2023-28177
CWE-ID CWE-200
CWE-94
CWE-125
CWE-264
CWE-704
CWE-451
CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Ubuntu
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 9 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU73678

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25750

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified error, which can cause the ServiceWorker's offline cache to be leaked to the file system when using private browsing mode. As a result, an attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 111.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5954-1


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.

2) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU73670

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [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-2023-25751

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when invalidating JIT code while following an iterator. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website 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 111.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5954-1


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) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU73673

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25752

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when accessing throttled streams. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 111.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5954-1


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) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU73679

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28160

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 browser translates the URL to the actual local path when following a redirect to a publicly accessible web extension file. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 111.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5954-1


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) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU73680

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28161

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to way one-time permissions are handled with the browser tab. If temporary "one-time" permissions, such as the ability to use the Camera, were granted to a document loaded using a file: URL, that permission persisted in that tab for all other documents loaded from a file: URL.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 111.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5954-1


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) Type conversion

EUVDB-ID: #VU73672

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [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-2023-28162

CWE-ID: CWE-704 - Type conversion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an invalid downcast in AudioWorklets. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 111.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5954-1


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: #VU73671

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28164

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 when dragging a URL from a cross-origin iframe. A remote attacker can spoof page content.

Mitigation

Update the affected package firefox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

firefox (Ubuntu package): before 111.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5954-1


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) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU73675

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [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-2023-28176

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 conent. 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 111.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5954-1


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) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU73681

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [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-2023-28177

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 111.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5954-1


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.



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