CVE-2022-38476
published 2022-12-22CVE-2022-38476: A data race could occur in the PK11_ChangePW function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. In Firefox, this lock protected the data when a…
PriorityP339high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.82%
53.1th percentile
A data race could occur in the PK11_ChangePW function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. In Firefox, this lock protected the data when a user changed their master password. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.2 and Thunderbird < 102.2.
Affected
13 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox-esr 102.2.0esr-1 (bookworm) | firefox-esr 102.2.0esr-1 (bookworm) |
| debian | thunderbird | < firefox-esr 102.2.0esr-1 (bookworm) | firefox-esr 102.2.0esr-1 (bookworm) |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | < 102.2 | 102.2 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 102.2 | 102.2 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 102.2 | 102.2 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.2.0-1 | 1:102.2.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.2.0-1 | 1:102.2.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.2.0-1 | 1:102.2.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= unspecified < 102.2 | 102.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu8.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2022-10-07·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-36059 [HIGH] Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Title: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
spoof the mouse pointer position, obtain sensitive information, spoof the
contents of the addressbar, bypass security restrictions, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-2505, CVE-2022-36318, CVE-2022-36319,
CVE-2022-38472, CVE-2022-38473, CVE-2022-38476 CVE-2022-38477,
CVE-2022-38478)
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. An attacker could
potentially exploit these in order to determine when a user opens a
specially crafted message. (CVE-2022-3032, CVE-2022-303
Red Hat
Mozilla: Data race and potential use-after-free in PK11_ChangePW
vendor_redhat·2022-08-23·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2022-38476 [HIGH] CWE-416 Mozilla: Data race and potential use-after-free in PK11_ChangePW
Mozilla: Data race and potential use-after-free in PK11_ChangePW
A data race could occur in the PK11_ChangePW function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. In Firefox, this lock protected the data when a user changed their master password. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.2 and Thunderbird < 102.2.
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
A data race could occur in the PK11_ChangePW function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. In Firefox, this lock protected the data when a user changed their master password.
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory.
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package:
Debian
CVE-2022-38476: firefox-esr - A data race could occur in the <code>PK11_ChangePW</code> function, potentially ...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2022-38476 [HIGH] CVE-2022-38476: firefox-esr - A data race could occur in the <code>PK11_ChangePW</code> function, potentially ...
A data race could occur in the PK11_ChangePW function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. In Firefox, this lock protected the data when a user changed their master password. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.2 and Thunderbird < 102.2.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 102.2.0esr-1)
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved (fixed in 102.2.0esr-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 102.2.0esr-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 102.2.0esr-1)
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-34: CVE-2022-38476
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2022-38476 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-34: CVE-2022-38476
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-34
CVE: CVE-2022-38476
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: high
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 102.2
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-36: CVE-2022-38476
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2022-38476 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-36: CVE-2022-38476
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-36
CVE: CVE-2022-38476
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: high
Fixed in: Thunderbird 102.2
OSV
CVE-2022-38476: A data race could occur in the PK11_ChangePW function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability
osv·2022-12-22·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2022-38476 [HIGH] CVE-2022-38476: A data race could occur in the PK11_ChangePW function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability
A data race could occur in the PK11_ChangePW function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. In Firefox, this lock protected the data when a user changed their master password. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.2 and Thunderbird < 102.2.
GHSA
GHSA-mj64-2668-m2rv: A data race could occur in the PK11_ChangePW function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-12-22
CVE-2022-38476 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-mj64-2668-m2rv: A data race could occur in the PK11_ChangePW function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability
A data race could occur in the PK11_ChangePW function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. In Firefox, this lock protected the data when a user changed their master password. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.2 and Thunderbird < 102.2.
OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities
osv·2022-10-07·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-2505 [HIGH] thunderbird vulnerabilities
thunderbird vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
spoof the mouse pointer position, obtain sensitive information, spoof the
contents of the addressbar, bypass security restrictions, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-2505, CVE-2022-36318, CVE-2022-36319,
CVE-2022-38472, CVE-2022-38473, CVE-2022-38476 CVE-2022-38477,
CVE-2022-38478)
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. An attacker could
potentially exploit these in order to determine when a user opens a
specially crafted message. (CVE-2022-3032, CVE-2022-3034)
It was discovered that Thunderbird did not correctly handle HTML
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Securelist
IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. Non-mobile statistics
blogs_securelist·2022-11-18
IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. Non-mobile statistics
Table of Contents
Quarterly figures
Financial threats
Number of users attacked by banking malware
TOP 10 banking malware families
Geography of financial malware attacks
Ransomware programs
Quarterly trends and highlights
Number of new modifications
Number of users attacked by ransomware Trojans
Geography of attacked users
TOP 10 most common families of ransomware Trojans
Miners
Number of new miner modifications
Number of users attacked by miners
Geography of miner attacks
Vulnerable applications used by criminals during cyberattacks
Quarterly highlights
Vulnerability statistics
Attacks on macOS
TOP 20 threats for macOS
Geography of threats for macOS
IoT attacks
IoT threat statistics
Attacks via web resources
Countries and territories that serve as sources of web-ba
Securelist
PC malware statistics, Q3 2022
blogs_securelist·2022-11-18
PC malware statistics, Q3 2022
Table of Contents
- Quarterly figures
- Financial threats
- Ransomware programs
- Miners
- Vulnerable applications used by criminals during cyberattacks
- Attacks on macOS
- IoT attacks
- Attacks via web resources
- Local threats
Authors
- AMR
- IT threat evolution in Q3 2022
- IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. Non-mobile statistics
- IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. Mobile statistics
These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products and services received from users who consented to providing statistical data.
## Quarterly figures
According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3 2022:
- Kaspersky solutions blocked 956,074,958 attacks from online resources across the globe.
- Web Anti-Virus recognized 251,288,987 unique URLs as malicious.
- Attempts to run malware fo
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2022-12-22
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