CVE-2023-5172 | BDVDB-2026-212669 Detail

MozillaFirefox

Description#

A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live interior reference, leading to a potential use-after-free and exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-416 Use After Free

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-09-27Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-05-01Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-09-27
Last modified: 2025-05-01

Vendor information

Vendor: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

All Mozilla vulnerabilities

Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS

1.0%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 63.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 118
Fixed
118

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).