When `UpdateRegExpStatics` attempted to access `initialStringHeap` it could already have been garbage collected prior to entering the function, which could potentially have led to an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-54431 When `UpdateRegExpStatics` attempted to access `initialStringHeap` it could already have been garbage collected prior to entering the function, which could potentially have led to an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6320-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6405-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
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Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Mozilla: Memory corruption in JIT UpdateRegExpStatics Memory corruption in JIT UpdateRegExpStatics

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-18T15:23:09.123Z

Reserved: 2023-08-29T03:36:45.249Z

Link: CVE-2023-4577

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:31:06.470Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-11T09:15:09.287

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:35:28.063

Link: CVE-2023-4577

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2023-08-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-4577 - Bugzilla

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