CVE-2023-25736 Memory corruption in Firefox
An invalid downcast in Firefox could lead to undefined behavior, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-25736?
CVE-2023-25736 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 19 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An invalid downcast from `nsHTMLDocument` to `nsIContent` could have lead to undefined behavior. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 110.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25736?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2023-25736?
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-2023-25736 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25736 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vg8c-w3pf-2vfh, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25736.