Description
If Windows failed to duplicate a handle during process creation, the sandbox code may have inadvertently freed a pointer twice, resulting in a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash.
*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows when run in non-standard configurations (such as using `runas`). Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
Published: 2023-09-27
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57511 If Windows failed to duplicate a handle during process creation, the sandbox code may have inadvertently freed a pointer twice, resulting in a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows when run in non-standard configurations (such as using `runas`). Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
History

Mon, 05 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Microsoft Windows
Mozilla Firefox Firefox Esr Thunderbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-05T14:59:34.904Z

Reserved: 2023-09-25T15:03:43.655Z

Link: CVE-2023-5174

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Updated: 2024-08-02T07:52:07.541Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-27T15:19:42.457

Modified: 2025-05-05T15:15:53.537

Link: CVE-2023-5174

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-09-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-5174 - Bugzilla

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