CVE-2023-5173

HIGH

Firefox < 118 - Integer Overflow to Out-of-Bounds Write via Non-HTTPS Alternate Services

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In a non-standard configuration of Firefox, an integer overflow could have occurred based on network traffic (possibly under influence of a local unprivileged webpage), leading to an out-of-bounds write to privileged process memory. *This bug only affects Firefox if a non-standard preference allowing non-HTTPS Alternate Services (`network.http.altsvc.oe`) is enabled.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 41.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (1)
mozilla/firefox < 118
Published Sep 27, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026