CVE-2022-46880
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CVE-2022-46880 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A missing check related to tex units could have led to a use-after-free and potentially exploitable crash.<br />*Note*: This advisory was added on December 13th, 2022 after we better understood the impact of the issue. The fix was included in the original release of Firefox 105. EPSS estimates a 0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A missing check related to tex units could have led to a use-after-free and potentially exploitable crash.<br />*Note*: This advisory was added on December 13th, 2022 after we better understood the impact of the issue. The fix was included in the original release of Firefox 105. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.6, Firefox < 105, and Thunderbird < 102.6.
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 | < 105.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 102.6 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 102.6 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1749292Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-52/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-53/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1749292Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-52/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-53/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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