CVE-2023-6865

Public on 2023-12-19
Modified on 2024-02-02
Description
`EncryptingOutputStream` was susceptible to exposing uninitialized data. This issue could only be abused in order to write data to a local disk which may have implications for private browsing mode. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6 and Firefox < 121.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Firefox Extra firefox 2024-01-09 ALAS2FIREFOX-2024-018 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2023-6865 Mitre: CVE-2023-6865