UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5172

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5172

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5172.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5172

Upstream

CVE-2023-5172

Downstream

USN-6404-1

Related

USN-6404-1

Published

2023-09-28T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-09-08T16:55:57Z

Severity

9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / mozjs52

Package

Name: mozjs52
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs52@52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

52.*

52.3.1-0ubuntu3

52.3.1-7fakesync1

52.8.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-52-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-52-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / mozjs38

Package

Name: mozjs38
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs38@38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

38.*

38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu1

38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu3

38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-38-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-38-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name: firefox
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Affected versions

69.*

69.0.3+build1-0ubuntu1

70.*

70.0+build2-0ubuntu1

70.0+build2-0ubuntu2

70.0.1+build1-0ubuntu2

71.*

71.0+build2-0ubuntu2

71.0+build5-0ubuntu1

72.*

72.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1

72.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1

73.*

73.0+build1-0ubuntu1

73.0+build2-0ubuntu1

73.0+build3-0ubuntu1

73.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1

74.*

74.0+build1-0ubuntu1

74.0+build2-0ubuntu1

74.0+build2-0ubuntu2

74.0+build3-0ubuntu1

75.*

75.0+build3-0ubuntu1

76.*

76.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

76.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

77.*

77.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

78.*

78.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

78.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

79.*

79.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

80.*

80.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

81.*

81.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

81.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

82.*

82.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

82.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

82.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

83.*

83.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

84.*

84.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

84.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

84.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

85.*

85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

85.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

86.*

86.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

86.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

87.*

87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

88.*

88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

88.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

89.*

89.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

89.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

89.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

90.*

90.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

90.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

91.*

91.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

91.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

91.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

92.*

92.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

93.*

93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

94.*

94.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

95.*

95.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

95.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

96.*

96.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

97.*

97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

97.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

98.*

98.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

98.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

98.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

99.*

99.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

100.*

100.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

100.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

101.*

101.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

102.*

102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

103.*

103.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

104.*

104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

105.*

105.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

106.*

106.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

106.0.5+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

107.*

107.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

108.*

108.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

108.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

108.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

109.*

109.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

109.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

110.*

110.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

110.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

111.*

111.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

111.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

112.*

112.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

112.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

112.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

113.*

113.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

113.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

113.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

114.*

114.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

114.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

114.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

115.*

115.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.3

115.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

116.*

116.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

116.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

116.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

117.*

117.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

117.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-geckodriver"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / mozjs68

Package

Name: mozjs68
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs68@68.6.0-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

68.*

68.5.0-1~fakesync

68.5.0-2~fakesync

68.6.0-1

68.6.0-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "68.6.0-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-68-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "68.6.0-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-68-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / mozjs52

Package

Name: mozjs52
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs52@52.9.1-1ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

52.*

52.9.1-1build1

52.9.1-1ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "52.9.1-1ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-52-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "52.9.1-1ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-52-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / mozjs102

Package

Name: mozjs102
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs102@102.15.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

102.*

102.11.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

102.13.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

102.15.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "102.15.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-102-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "102.15.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-102-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / mozjs78

Package

Name: mozjs78
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs78@78.15.0-4ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

78.*

78.13.0-1

78.15.0-2

78.15.0-4ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "78.15.0-4ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-78-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "78.15.0-4ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-78-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / mozjs91

Package

Name: mozjs91
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs91@91.10.0-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

91.*

91.5.1-0ubuntu1

91.6.0-1

91.6.0-2

91.7.0-2

91.10.0-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "91.10.0-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-91-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "91.10.0-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-91-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / mozjs102

Package

Name: mozjs102
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs102@102.15.1-3ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

102.*

102.15.1-1

102.15.1-3ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "102.15.1-3ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-102-0t64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "102.15.1-3ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-102-dev"
        }
    ]
}