CVE-2023-25736 Memory corruption in Firefox

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

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.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-vg8c-w3pf-2vfh, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25736.

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