CVE-2023-6856
Published: 20 December 2023
The WebGL `DrawElementsInstanced` method was susceptible to a heap buffer overflow when used on systems with the Mesa VM driver. This issue could allow an attacker to perform remote code execution and sandbox escape. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine |
| mdeslaur | starting with Ubuntu 22.04, the firefox package is just a script that installs the Firefox snap |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
| focal |
Released
(121.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| noble |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
|
mozjs102 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Ignored
|
|
| lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| mantic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| noble |
Ignored
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Ignored
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs38 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| noble |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Ignored
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs52 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
|
| focal |
Ignored
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| noble |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Ignored
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs68 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Ignored
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| noble |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Ignored
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs78 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Ignored
|
|
| lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| noble |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Ignored
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs91 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Ignored
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| noble |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Ignored
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
| focal |
Released
(1:115.6.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(1:115.6.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
|
|
| lunar |
Released
(1:115.6.0+build2-0ubuntu0.23.04.1)
|
|
| mantic |
Released
(1:115.6.0+build2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1)
|
|
| noble |
Released
(1:115.6.0+build2-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/#CVE-2023-6856
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/#CVE-2023-6856
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/#CVE-2023-6856
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1843782
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6562-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6563-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6856
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian