Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 21, 2023· Updated Feb 13, 2025
CVE-2023-6208
CVE-2023-6208
Description
When using X11, text selected by the page using the Selection API was erroneously copied into the primary selection, a temporary storage not unlike the clipboard. *This bug only affects Firefox on X11. Other systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 120, Firefox ESR < 115.5.0, and Thunderbird < 115.5.
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Affected products
41<115.5.0+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: <115.5.0
- (no CPE)range: <120
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
<115.5+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <115.5
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- osv-coords35 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/firefoxpkg:rpm/almalinux/firefox-x11pkg:rpm/almalinux/thunderbirdpkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg: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/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%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-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%20Real%20Time%2015%20SP4pkg: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%2015%20SP4-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%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg: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
< 115.5.0-1.el9_3.alma.1+ 34 more
- (no CPE)range: < 115.5.0-1.el9_3.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.5.0-1.el9_3.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.5.0-1.el8_9.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 120.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.5.0-150200.8.139.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.5.0-150200.8.139.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.5.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150000.150.119.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-112.194.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150000.150.119.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-112.194.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150000.150.119.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-150200.152.120.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.6.0-112.194.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.5.0-150200.8.139.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.5.0-150200.8.139.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.5.0-150200.8.139.1
- (no CPE)range: < 115.5.0-150200.8.139.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgimitre
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00017.htmlmitre
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00030.htmlmitre
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5561mitre
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-49/mitre
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-50/mitre
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-52/mitre
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