| CVE-2023-6857 | Date: (C)2023-12-21 (M)2024-05-20 |
When resolving a symlink, a race may occur where the buffer passed to `readlink` may actually be smaller than necessary.
*This bug only affects Firefox on Unix-based operating systems (Android, Linux, MacOS). Windows is unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 5.3 | CVSS Score : |
| Exploit Score: 1.6 | Exploit Score: |
| Impact Score: 3.6 | Impact Score: |
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| Attack Vector: NETWORK | Access Vector: |
| Attack Complexity: HIGH | Access Complexity: |
| Privileges Required: NONE | Authentication: |
| User Interaction: REQUIRED | Confidentiality: |
| Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: |
| Confidentiality: NONE | Availability: |
| Integrity: HIGH | |
| Availability: NONE | |
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