CVE-2023-32209 Memory corruption in Firefox

High 7.5 Published Updated

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.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4m9f-p7pm-7vjm, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32209.

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