PT-2023-8005
CVE-2023-6856
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Published
2023-12-19
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Updated
2026-10-30
Description by
CVSS 2.0
10
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox ESR versions prior to 115.6
Thunderbird versions prior to 115.6
Firefox versions prior to 121
Description
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.Recommendations
For Firefox ESR versions prior to 115.6, update to version 115.6 or later.
For Thunderbird versions prior to 115.6, update to version 115.6 or later.
For Firefox versions prior to 121, update to version 121 or later.
As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the WebGL
DrawElementsInstanced method until a patch is available. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾