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CVE-2023-4578 When calling `JS::CheckRegExpSyntax` a Syntax Error could have been set which would end in calling…

Description

When calling `JS::CheckRegExpSyntax` a Syntax Error could have been set which would end in calling `convertToRuntimeErrorAndClear`. A path in the function could attempt to allocate memory when none is available which would have caused a newly created Out of Memory exception to be mishandled as a Syntax Error. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Firefox 117 earliest → < 117 117
Firefox ESR 115.2 earliest → < 115.2 115.2
Thunderbird 115.2 earliest → < 115.2 115.2

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