Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Mozilla Products

CVE-2023-29535

What is CVE-2023-29535?

This vulnerability arises from a flaw during Garbage Collector compaction, where weak maps could be accessed before proper tracing was executed. Such a scenario leads to potential memory corruption, which can cause crashes and might be leveraged for exploitation. The affected versions include Firefox, Focus for Android, and Thunderbird, all of which may expose users to security risks.

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