Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-4577
CVE-2023-4577
Description
When UpdateRegExpStatics attempted to access initialStringHeap it could already have been garbage collected prior to entering the function, which could potentially have led to an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
40cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <117.0
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <115.2
- (no CPE)range: <117
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <115.2
- (no CPE)range: <115.2
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- osv-coords32 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/firefox-esrpkg:rpm/almalinux/firefoxpkg:rpm/almalinux/firefox-x11pkg:rpm/almalinux/thunderbirdpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP5
< 117.0-r0+ 31 more
- (no CPE)range: < 117.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 102.15.0-1.el8_8.alma
- (no CPE)range: < 102.15.0-1.el9_2.alma
- (no CPE)range: < 102.15.0-1.el8_8.alma
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150200.152.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150200.152.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 117.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.2-150200.8.130.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.2-150200.8.130.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150200.152.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150200.152.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150000.150.100.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150200.152.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150200.152.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150200.152.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150200.152.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150200.152.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-112.176.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150000.150.100.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150200.152.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150200.152.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-112.176.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150000.150.100.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150200.152.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-150200.152.102.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.0-112.176.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.2-150200.8.130.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.2-150200.8.130.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.2-150200.8.130.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.2.2-150200.8.130.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-34/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-36/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-38/nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPermissions Required
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.