Arbitrary memory write via Safe Bag type confusion
Published Jun 2, 2023 · Updated May 5, 2025
Memory corruption in Mozilla Firefox before 110, Firefox ESR before 102.8, and Thunderbird before 102.8 allows attackers to write memory. The NSS sec_pkcs12_choose_safe_bag_type function applies SEC_AnyTemplate to a destination union that is not a SECItem, causing attacker-controlled data and length values to overwrite Safe Bag structure fields. Importing a crafted PKCS #12 certificate bundle is required; corrupted fields can crash the application and the underlying write is presumed exploitable.
Summary
What happened
Memory corruption in Mozilla Firefox before 110, Firefox ESR before 102.8, and Thunderbird before 102.8 allows attackers to write memory. The NSS sec_pkcs12_choose_safe_bag_type function applies SEC_AnyTemplate to a destination union that is not a SECItem, causing attacker-controlled data and length values to overwrite Safe Bag structure fields. Importing a crafted PKCS #12 certificate bundle is required; corrupted fields can crash the application and the underlying write is presumed exploitable.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-0767
- Published
- Jun 2, 2023
- Updated
- May 5, 2025
- Vendor
- Mozilla
- Product
- Firefox
- Classifications
- T1203
- Attack vector
- Unavailable
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Jun 2, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <110
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