CVE-2023-6873 describes memory safety bugs in Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 121, specifically impacting Firefox on Debian Linux. These vulnerabilities, rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), could lead to memory corruption and potentially arbitrary code execution due to their nature as memory safety issues (CWE-787). While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no public exploit code available, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, with one article suggesting potential remote code execution.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 121CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 121.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.