🛡️ CVE-2023-29536 on Debian — firefox-esr
Description
An attacker could cause the memory manager to incorrectly free a pointer that addresses attacker-controlled memory, resulting in an assertion, memory corruption, or a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2023-29536 as tracked by Debian, for the package firefox-esr. The fix is available in version 102.10.0esr-1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29536 is classified as CWE-416: Use After Free. Memory is used after being released, so its contents may already belong to something else.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29536 is recorded against 2 packages.
- firefox-esr (fixed in 102.10.0esr-1)
- thunderbird (fixed in 1:102.10.0-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 2 June 2023 and last revised on 7 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2023-29536 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| firefox-esr | — | 102.10.0esr-1 |
| thunderbird | — | 1:102.10.0-1 |
References
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