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CVE-2023-4577
Memory corruption in JIT UpdateRegExpStatics
Medium6.5EPSS 0.65%
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- mozilla
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.65% · top 49% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 117
- affected unspecified – < 115.2
- affected unspecified – < 115.2
References (4)
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1847397 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-34/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-36/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-38/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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