CVE-2022-46880

A missing check related to tex units could have led to a use-after-free and potentially exploitable crash.<br />*Note*: This advisory was added on December 13th, 2022 after we better understood the impact of the issue. The fix was included in the original release of Firefox 105. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.6, Firefox < 105, and Thunderbird < 102.6.

CVSS v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-53/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-52/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1749292	Issue Tracking Permissions Required

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Information

Published : 2022-12-22 12:15

Updated : 2023-01-04 07:55

NVD link : CVE-2022-46880

Mitre link : CVE-2022-46880

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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Products Affected

mozilla

firefox
firefox_esr
thunderbird

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