CVE-2022-28281Out-of-bounds Write in Mozilla Firefox

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write15 documents10 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
OSV6.5
EPSS
13.8%
top 5.69%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 22

Description

If a compromised content process sent an unexpected number of WebAuthN Extensions in a Register command to the parent process, an out of bounds write would have occurred leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages9 packages

CVEListV5mozilla/firefoxunspecified99
NVDmozilla/firefox< 99.0
CVEListV5mozilla/firefox_esrunspecified91.8
Ubuntumozilla/firefox< 99.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

6
CVEList
CVE-2022-28281: If a compromised content process sent an unexpected number of WebAuthN Extensions in a Register command to the parent process, an out of bounds write2022-12-22
OSV
CVE-2022-28281: If a compromised content process sent an unexpected number of WebAuthN Extensions in a Register command to the parent process, an out of bounds write2022-12-22
GHSA
GHSA-xfm5-pq6w-fhvh: If a compromised content process sent an unexpected number of WebAuthN Extensions in a Register command to the parent process, an out of bounds write2022-12-22
OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities2022-04-27
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities2022-04-07

📋Vendor Advisories

7
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities2022-04-27
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities2022-04-07
Red Hat
Mozilla: Out of bounds write due to unexpected WebAuthN Extensions2022-04-05
Debian
CVE-2022-28281: firefox - If a compromised content process sent an unexpected number of WebAuthN Extension...2022
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-15: CVE-2022-28281

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Securelist
Non-mobile malware statistics, Q2 20222022-08-15
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