CVE-2023-32209 Memory corruption in Firefox
A maliciously crafted favicon can cause an out-of-memory crash in Firefox, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-32209?
CVE-2023-32209 is a high-severity 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
A maliciously crafted favicon could have led to an out of memory crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 113.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32209?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2023-32209?
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-2023-32209 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32209 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4m9f-p7pm-7vjm, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32209.