---
id: CVE-2023-29544
title: >-
  If multiple instances of resource exhaustion occurred at the incorrect time,
  the garbage collector could have caused memory corruption and a potentially
  exploitable crash
summary: >-
  If multiple instances of resource exhaustion occurred at the incorrect time,
  the garbage collector could have caused memory corruption and a potentially
  exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112,
  Firefox < 1…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-400
vendor: mozilla
product: firefox
affected:
  - firefox < 112.0
  - firefox_mobile < 112.0
  - focus < 112.0
patched:
  - firefox 112.0
  - firefox_mobile 112.0
  - focus 112.0
published: '2023-06-02'
updated: '2026-08-19'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29544'
references:
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1818781'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1818781'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00451
epssPercentile: 0.3858
ingestedAt: '2026-08-19T15:41:15.725Z'
---

## Overview

If multiple instances of resource exhaustion occurred at the incorrect time, the garbage collector could have caused memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox for Android < 112, Firefox < 112, and Focus for Android < 112.

## Affected

- `firefox < 112.0`
- `firefox_mobile < 112.0`
- `focus < 112.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `firefox 112.0`
- `firefox_mobile 112.0`
- `focus 112.0`