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CVE-2022-26381

Mozilla Firefox textPath Element Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An attacker could have caused a use-after-free by forcing a text reflow in an SVG object leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 98, Firefox ESR < 91.7, and Thunderbird < 91.7.

Un atacante podría haber provocado un use-after-free al forzar un reflujo de texto en un objeto SVG, lo que provocó un bloqueo potencialmente explotable. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox &lt; 98, Firefox ESR &lt; 91,7 y Thunderbird &lt; 91.7.

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:

An attacker could have caused a use-after-free issue by forcing a text reflow in an SVG object, leading to a potentially exploitable crash.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Mozilla Firefox. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of textPath elements. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

*Credits: Hossein Lotfi of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-03-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-03-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2024-09-10 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 98.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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< 91.7
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Mozilla
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Thunderbird
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< 91.7
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