{"id":"USN-6562-1","summary":"firefox vulnerabilities","details":"Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were\ntricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could\npotentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive\ninformation across domains, or execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2023-6865,\nCVE-2023-6857, CVE-2023-6858, CVE-2023-6859, CVE-2023-6866, CVE-2023-6867,\nCVE-2023-6861, CVE-2023-6869, CVE-2023-6871, CVE-2023-6872, CVE-2023-6863,\nCVE-2023-6864, CVE-2023-6873)\n\nDoHyun Lee discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when used\non systems with the Mesa VM driver. An attacker could potentially exploit\nthis issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-6856)\n\nGeorge Pantela and Hubert Kario discovered that Firefox using multiple NSS\nNIST curves which were susceptible to a side-channel attack known as\n\"Minerva\". An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to obtain\nsensitive information. (CVE-2023-6135)\n\nAndrew Osmond discovered that Firefox did not properly validate the textures\nproduced by remote decoders. An attacker could potentially exploit this\nissue to escape the sandbox. (CVE-2023-6860)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:43:27Z","published":"2024-01-02T03:25:53Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6135","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6856","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6857","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6858","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6859","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6860","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6861","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6863","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6864","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6865","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6866","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6867","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6869","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6871","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6872","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6873"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-6135","CVE-2023-6856","CVE-2023-6857","CVE-2023-6858","CVE-2023-6859","CVE-2023-6860","CVE-2023-6861","CVE-2023-6863","CVE-2023-6864","CVE-2023-6865","CVE-2023-6866","CVE-2023-6867","CVE-2023-6869","CVE-2023-6871","CVE-2023-6872","CVE-2023-6873","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6135","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6856","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6857","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6858","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6859","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6860","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6861","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6863","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6864","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6865","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6866","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6867","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6869","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6871","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6872","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6873"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6562-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6135"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6856"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6857"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6858"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6859"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6860"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6861"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6863"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6864"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6865"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6866"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6867"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6869"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6871"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6872"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6873"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"firefox","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@121.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"121.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"}]}],"versions":["69.0.3+build1-0ubuntu1","70.0+build2-0ubuntu1","70.0+build2-0ubuntu2","70.0.1+build1-0ubuntu2","71.0+build2-0ubuntu2","71.0+build5-0ubuntu1","72.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1","72.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1","73.0+build1-0ubuntu1","73.0+build2-0ubuntu1","73.0+build3-0ubuntu1","73.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1","74.0+build1-0ubuntu1","74.0+build2-0ubuntu1","74.0+build2-0ubuntu2","74.0+build3-0ubuntu1","75.0+build3-0ubuntu1","76.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","76.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","78.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","78.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","80.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","81.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","81.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","82.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","83.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","84.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","84.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","84.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","85.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","86.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","86.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2","88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","88.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2","89.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2","89.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","89.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","90.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","90.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","91.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","91.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","91.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","92.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","95.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","96.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","97.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","98.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2","98.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","98.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","99.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2","100.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","100.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","101.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","103.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","106.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","106.0.5+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","107.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","108.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","108.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","108.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","109.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2","110.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","110.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","111.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","111.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1","112.0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