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Vulnerability details: VCID-j4y5-e47d-5be4
Vulnerability ID VCID-j4y5-e47d-5be4
Aliases CVE-2023-5169
Summary A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a PathRecording resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
System Score Found at
cvssv3 6.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-5169.json
epss 0.00202 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00202 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00207 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
epss 0.00267 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
ssvc Track https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846685
ssvc Track https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00034.html
ssvc Track https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.html
ssvc Track https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD/
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5169
ssvc Track https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5506
ssvc Track https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5513
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42
generic_textual high https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43
ssvc Track https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/
ssvc Track https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/
ssvc Track https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-5169.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5169
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5169
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5171
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5176
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5217
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.html
2240893 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240893
AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD/
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2023-5169 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5169
dsa-5506 https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5506
dsa-5513 https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5513
mfsa2023-41 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41
mfsa2023-41 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/
mfsa2023-42 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42
mfsa2023-42 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/
mfsa2023-43 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43
mfsa2023-43 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/
msg00034.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00034.html
RHSA-2023:5426 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5426
RHSA-2023:5427 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5427
RHSA-2023:5428 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5428
RHSA-2023:5429 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5429
RHSA-2023:5430 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5430
RHSA-2023:5432 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5432
RHSA-2023:5433 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5433
RHSA-2023:5434 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5434
RHSA-2023:5435 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5435
RHSA-2023:5436 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5436
RHSA-2023:5437 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5437
RHSA-2023:5438 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5438
RHSA-2023:5439 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5439
RHSA-2023:5440 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5440
RHSA-2023:5475 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5475
RHSA-2023:5477 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5477
show_bug.cgi?id=1846685 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846685
USN-6404-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/6404-1/
USN-6405-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/6405-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-5169.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-23T19:25:15Z/ Found at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1846685
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-23T19:25:15Z/ Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00034.html
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-23T19:25:15Z/ Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.html
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-23T19:25:15Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5169
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-23T19:25:15Z/ Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5506
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-23T19:25:15Z/ Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5513
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-23T19:25:15Z/ Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-23T19:25:15Z/ Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-23T19:25:15Z/ Found at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.42566
EPSS Score 0.00202
Published At Aug. 14, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:09:30.563999+00:00 Mozilla Importer Import https://github.com/mozilla/foundation-security-advisories/blob/master/announce/2023/mfsa2023-41.yml 37.0.0