CVE-2023-0767 Memory corruption in Firefox
An attacker can achieve arbitrary memory writes and potential code execution by crafting a malicious PKCS 12 certificate bundle.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-0767?
CVE-2023-0767 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 2 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An attacker could construct a PKCS 12 cert bundle in such a way that could allow for arbitrary memory writes via PKCS 12 Safe Bag attributes being mishandled. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110, Thunderbird < 102.8, and Firefox ESR < 102.8.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0767?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
nss AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 3.79.0-11.el8_7 |
nss-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 3.79.0-11.el8_7 |
nss-softokn AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 3.79.0-11.el8_7 |
nss-softokn-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 3.79.0-11.el8_7 |
nss-softokn-freebl AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 3.79.0-11.el8_7 |
nss-softokn-freebl-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 3.79.0-11.el8_7 |
nss-sysinit AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 3.79.0-11.el8_7 |
nss-tools AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 3.79.0-11.el8_7 |
nss-util AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 3.79.0-11.el8_7 |
nss-util-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 3.79.0-11.el8_7 |
nspr AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.34.0-17.el9_1 |
nspr-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 4.34.0-17.el9_1 |
nss AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.79.0-17.el9_1 |
nss-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.79.0-17.el9_1 |
nss-softokn AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.79.0-17.el9_1 |
nss-softokn-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.79.0-17.el9_1 |
nss-softokn-freebl AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.79.0-17.el9_1 |
nss-softokn-freebl-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.79.0-17.el9_1 |
nss-sysinit AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.79.0-17.el9_1 |
nss-tools AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.79.0-17.el9_1 |
nss-util AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.79.0-17.el9_1 |
nss-util-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3.79.0-17.el9_1 |
nss Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-pkcs11-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-sysinit Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-tools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-pkcs11-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-pkcs11-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-sysinit Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-tools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
nss-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:3.79.0-5.el7_9 |
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0767?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-0767 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0767 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as ALSA-2023:1252, ALSA-2023:1368, CLSA-2023-1681327540, CLSA-2023-1681327693, CLSA-2023-1681328662, CLSA-2023-1681739907 and 21 more.