CVE-2023-5174

Name
CVE-2023-5174
Description
If Windows failed to duplicate a handle during process creation, the sandbox code may have inadvertently freed a pointer twice, resulting in a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows when run in non-standard configurations (such as using `runas`). Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
NVD Severity
high
Other trackers
Mailing lists
Exploits
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
MISC https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/
MISC https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/
MISC https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1848454
MISC https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/

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