CVE-2022-34480

Within the <code>lg_init()</code> function, if several allocations succeed but then one fails, an uninitialized pointer would have been freed despite never being allocated. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454072	Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-24/	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454072	Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-24/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:09

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454072 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454072 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-24/ - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-24/ - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-12-22 20:15

Updated : 2025-04-15 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-34480

Mitre link : CVE-2022-34480

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-34480

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

CWE

CWE-824

Access of Uninitialized Pointer

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