# CVE-2023-29543: Use after free in Firefox

> An attacker can trigger a use-after-free in the debugger vector, potentially leading to memory corruption and arbitrary code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6r82-wmjx-mx6j, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-29543

## What is CVE-2023-29543?

CVE-2023-29543 is a high-severity use after free 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 have caused memory corruption and a potentially exploitable use-after-free of a pointer in a global object's debugger vector. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free), CWE-116 (Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29543?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Mobile, Mozilla Focus.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29543?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2023-29543 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29543 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

- [CVE-2019-11708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11708/): Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-3765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3765/): Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-26486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26486/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-26485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26485/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-11707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11707/): Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29543 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29543 is a high-severity use after free 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29543 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mozilla Firefox. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29543/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29543/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29543
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29543
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29543

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29543/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.