CVE-2022-22742

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : 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://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1739923	Issue Tracking
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-02/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-03/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1739923	Issue Tracking
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-02/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-03/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:47

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1739923 - Issue Tracking~~	() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1739923 - Issue Tracking
References	~~() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/ - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/ - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-02/ - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-02/ - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-03/ - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-03/ - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-12-22 20:15

Updated : 2025-04-16 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-22742

Mitre link : CVE-2022-22742

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-22742

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

thunderbird
firefox
firefox_esr

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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