CVE-2023-6856 (GCVE-0-2023-6856)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-19 13:38 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:26
VLAI?
Summary
The WebGL `DrawElementsInstanced` method was susceptible to a heap buffer overflow when used on systems with the Mesa VM driver. This issue could allow an attacker to perform remote code execution and sandbox escape. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- Heap-buffer-overflow affecting WebGL DrawElementsInstanced method with Mesa VM driver
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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| Mozilla | Firefox ESR |
Affected:
unspecified , < 115.6
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Credits
DoHyun Lee
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