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CVE-2023-32214 (GCVE-0-2023-32214)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-19 09:38 – Updated: 2025-05-27 16:53
VLAI
Summary
Protocol handlers `ms-cxh` and `ms-cxh-full` could have been leveraged to trigger a denial of service. *Note: This attack only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 113, Firefox ESR < 102.11, and Thunderbird < 102.11.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Potential DoS via exposed protocol handlers
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 113 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 102.11 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 102.11 (custom)
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Credits
Edward Prior
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