UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4577

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4577

    Published: 30 Aug 2023Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-4577

    Summary:

    Details: When `UpdateRegExpStatics` attempted to access `initialStringHeap` it could already have been garbage collected prior to entering the function, which could potentially have led to an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4577, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6320-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6405-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4577

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mozjs52

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    52.3.1-0ubuntu3
    52.3.1-7fakesync1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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