CVE-2022-28281

If a compromised content process sent an unexpected number of WebAuthN Extensions in a Register command to the parent process, an out of bounds write would have occurred leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-13/	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1755621	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-15/	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-14/	Exploit Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::

Information

Published : 2022-12-22 12:15

Updated : 2022-12-30 12:55

NVD link : CVE-2022-28281

Mitre link : CVE-2022-28281

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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Products Affected

mozilla

firefox
firefox_esr
thunderbird

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