CVE-2022-40960
Mozilla: Data-race when parsing non-UTF-8 URLs in threads
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Concurrent use of the URL parser with non-UTF-8 data was not thread-safe. This could lead to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.3, Thunderbird < 102.3, and Firefox < 105.
El uso simultáneo del analizador de URL con datos que no son UTF-8 no era seguro para subprocesos. Esto podría provocar un use-after-free que provocaría un bloqueo potencialmente explotable. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox ESR < 102.3, Thunderbird < 102.3 y Firefox < 105.
A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes the issue that concurrent use of the URL parser with non-UTF-8 data was not thread-safe, leading to a use-after-free problem and causing a potentially exploitable crash.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2022-09-19 CVE Reserved
- 2022-09-27 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-12 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (5)
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| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40 | 2023-01-04 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-41 | 2023-01-04 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42 | 2023-01-04 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40960 | 2022-09-26 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2128793 | 2022-09-26 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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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" | < 105.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 105.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 102.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 102.3" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 102.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 102.3" | - |
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