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CVE-2023-37209 (GCVE-0-2023-37209)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-05 09:05 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:56
VLAI
Summary
A use-after-free condition existed in `NotifyOnHistoryReload` where a `LoadingSessionHistoryEntry` object was freed and a reference to that object remained. This resulted in a potentially exploitable condition when the reference to that object was later reused. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 115.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Use-after-free in `NotifyOnHistoryReload`
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 115 (custom)
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Credits
Simon Descarpentries
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