Use-after-free Vulnerability in Firefox < 118: Ion Engine Hashtable Mutation

Use-after-free Vulnerability in Firefox < 118: Ion Engine Hashtable Mutation

CVE-2023-5172 · CRITICAL Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live interior reference, leading to a potential use-after-free and exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.

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