CVE-2023-6856 (GCVE-0-2023-6856)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-12-19 13:38
Modified
2025-02-13 17:26
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- Heap-buffer-overflow affecting WebGL DrawElementsInstanced method with Mesa VM driver
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.
References
Impacted products
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| ► | Mozilla | Firefox ESR |
Version: unspecified < 115.6 |
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