CVE-2023-4578 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-4578 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 11/09/2023 | CVE Updated: 19/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: mozilla | Vendor: Mozilla | Product: Firefox
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-4578 Description

When calling `JS::CheckRegExpSyntax` a Syntax Error could have been set which would end in calling `convertToRuntimeErrorAndClear`. A path in the function could attempt to allocate memory when none is available which would have caused a newly created Out of Memory exception to be mishandled as a Syntax Error. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Error reporting methods in SpiderMonkey could have triggered an Out of Memory Exception
Source: Mozilla

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).