CVE-2022-28282

Mozilla: Use-after-free in DocumentL10n::TranslateDocument

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

By using a link with <code>rel="localization"</code> a use-after-free could have been triggered by destroying an object during JavaScript execution and then referencing the object through a freed pointer, leading to a potential exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8.

Al utilizar un enlace con <code>rel="localization"</code>, se podría haber activado un use-after-free al destruir un objeto durante la ejecución de JavaScript y luego hacer referencia al objeto a través de un puntero liberado, lo que provocaría un posible bloqueo explotable. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99 y Firefox ESR < 91.8.

A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: By using a link with rel="localization," a use-after-free could have been triggered by destroying an object during JavaScript execution and then referencing the object through a freed pointer, leading to a potentially exploitable crash.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-03-31 CVE Reserved
2022-04-08 CVE Published
2022-09-25 First Exploit
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-09-10 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-416: Use After Free

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/bb33bb/CVE-2022-28282-firefox	2022-09-25
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1751609	2024-08-03
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-13	2024-08-03
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-14	2024-08-03
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-15	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-28282	2022-04-12
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2072562	2022-04-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				< 99.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 99.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				< 91.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 91.8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				< 91.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 91.8"		-		Affected