CVE-2022-1196
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CVE-2022-1196 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. After a VR Process is destroyed, a reference to it may have been retained and used, leading to a use-after-free and potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8 and Firefox ESR < 91.8.. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
After a VR Process is destroyed, a reference to it may have been retained and used, leading to a use-after-free and potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8 and Firefox ESR < 91.8.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 91.8 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 91.8 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750679Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-14/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-15/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750679Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-14/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-15/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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