CVE-2022-22742
Mozilla: Out-of-bounds memory access when inserting text in edit mode
Severity Score
6.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
When inserting text while in edit mode, some characters might have lead to out-of-bounds memory access causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.
Al insertar texto en el modo de edición, es posible que algunos caracteres hayan provocado un acceso a la memoria fuera de los límites, lo que provocó un bloqueo potencialmente explotable. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96 y Thunderbird < 91.5.
A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: When inserting text in edit mode, some characters might have led to out-of-bounds memory access, causing a potentially exploitable crash.
*Credits:
N/A
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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
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Integrity
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2022-01-07 CVE Reserved
- 2022-01-13 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-12 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1739923 | Issue Tracking |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01 | 2022-12-29 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-02 | 2022-12-29 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-03 | 2022-12-29 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22742 | 2022-01-12 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2039563 | 2022-01-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 96.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 96.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 91.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 91.5" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 91.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 91.5" | - |
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