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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6857

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6857 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM

When resolving a symlink, a race may occur where the buffer passed to `readlink` may actually be smaller than necessary. *This bug only affects Firefox on Unix-based operating systems (Android, Linux, MacOS). Windows is unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13firefox-esr0, 0, 0
Debian:14thunderbird0, 0, 0
Debian:14firefox-esr0, 0, 0
Debian:13thunderbird0, 0, 0
Debian:11thunderbird1:91.9.0-1~deb10u1, 1:91.9.0-1~deb9u1, *
Debian:12firefox-esr*, *, *
Debian:12thunderbird1:115.4.1-1~deb12u1, 1:102.11.0-1, 1:102.12.0-1
Debian:11firefox-esr*, *, *

Timeline

  • Dec 19, 2023 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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