CVE-2023-5174
Published: Sep 27, 2023
Modified: May 5, 2025
Description
If Windows failed to duplicate a handle during process creation, the sandbox code may have inadvertently freed a pointer twice, resulting in a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows when run in non-standard configurations (such as using `runas`). Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Mozilla | Firefox | affected unspecified - < 118 |
Mozilla | Firefox ESR | affected unspecified - < 115.3 |
Mozilla | Thunderbird | affected unspecified - < 115.3 |
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