CVE-2022-42928
published 2022-12-22CVE-2022-42928: Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could have lead to memory corruption and a…
PriorityP341high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.83%
53.0th percentile
Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could have lead to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.4, and Thunderbird < 102.4.
Affected
21 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox | < firefox 106.0-1 (sid) | firefox 106.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox 106.0-1 (sid) | firefox 106.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | thunderbird | < firefox 106.0-1 (sid) | firefox 106.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 106.0 | 106.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 106.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 106.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 106.0.5+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 106.0.5+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 106.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 106.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 106.0.5+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 106.0.5+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 106 | 106 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | < 102.4 | 102.4 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 102.4 | 102.4 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 102.4 | 102.4 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.4.0-1~deb11u1 | 1:102.4.0-1~deb11u1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.4.0-1 | 1:102.4.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.4.0-1 | 1:102.4.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.4.0-1 | 1:102.4.0-1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= unspecified < 102.4 | 102.4 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu8.1HIGH
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Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2022-11-11·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-40956 [MEDIUM] 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,
bypass Content Security Policy (CSP) or other security restrictions, or
execute arbitrary code. These issues only affect Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu
20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-3266, CVE-2022-40956,
CVE-2022-40957, CVE-2022-40958, CVE-2022-40959, CVE-2022-40960,
CVE-2022-40962)
Multiple security issues were discovered in the Matrix SDK bundled with
Thunderbird. An attacker could potentially exploit these in order to
impersonate another user. These issues only affect Ub
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2022-11-10·CVSS 8.1
[HIGH] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: USN-5709-1 introduced minor regressions in Firefox
USN-5709-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-42927,
CVE-2022-42928, CVE-2022-42929, CVE-2022-42930, CVE-2022-42932)
It was discovered that Firefox saved usernames to a plaintext file. A
local user could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2022-42931)
Instruc
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2022-11-01·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2022-42927 [HIGH] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-42927,
CVE-2022-42928, CVE-2022-42929, CVE-2022-42930, CVE-2022-42932)
It was discovered that Firefox saved usernames to a plaintext file. A
local user could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2022-42931)
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
Mozilla: Memory Corruption in JS Engine
vendor_redhat·2022-10-18·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-42928 [HIGH] CWE-120 Mozilla: Memory Corruption in JS Engine
Mozilla: Memory Corruption in JS Engine
Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could have lead to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.4, and Thunderbird < 102.4.
A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes the issue of certain types of allocations that were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could lead to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash.
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Debian
CVE-2022-42928: firefox - Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Colle...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-42928 [HIGH] CVE-2022-42928: firefox - Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Colle...
Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could have lead to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.4, and Thunderbird < 102.4.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 106.0-1)
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-46: CVE-2022-42928
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-42928 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-46: CVE-2022-42928
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-46
CVE: CVE-2022-42928
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: moderate
Fixed in: Thunderbird 102.4
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-45: CVE-2022-42928
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-42928 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-45: CVE-2022-42928
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-45
CVE: CVE-2022-42928
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: moderate
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 102.4
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-44: CVE-2022-42928
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-42928 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-44: CVE-2022-42928
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-44
CVE: CVE-2022-42928
Product: Firefox
Impact: moderate
Fixed in: Firefox 106
OSV
CVE-2022-42928: Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could have lead to memory corruption and
osv·2022-12-22·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-42928 [HIGH] CVE-2022-42928: Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could have lead to memory corruption and
Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could have lead to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.4, and Thunderbird < 102.4.
GHSA
GHSA-4jg9-9xg2-cc8h: Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could have lead to memory corruption and
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-12-22
CVE-2022-42928 [HIGH] CWE-476 GHSA-4jg9-9xg2-cc8h: Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could have lead to memory corruption and
Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could have lead to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.4, Firefox ESR < 102.4, and Firefox < 106.
OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities
osv·2022-11-11·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-3266 [MEDIUM] 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,
bypass Content Security Policy (CSP) or other security restrictions, or
execute arbitrary code. These issues only affect Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu
20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-3266, CVE-2022-40956,
CVE-2022-40957, CVE-2022-40958, CVE-2022-40959, CVE-2022-40960,
CVE-2022-40962)
Multiple security issues were discovered in the Matrix SDK bundled with
Thunderbird. An attacker could potentially exploit these in order to
impersonate another user. These issues only affect Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-392
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2022-11-10·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2022-42927 [HIGH] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
USN-5709-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-42927,
CVE-2022-42928, CVE-2022-42929, CVE-2022-42930, CVE-2022-42932)
It was discovered that Firefox saved usernames to a plaintext file. A
local user could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2022-42931)
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2022-11-01·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2022-42927 [HIGH] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-42927,
CVE-2022-42928, CVE-2022-42929, CVE-2022-42930, CVE-2022-42932)
It was discovered that Firefox saved usernames to a plaintext file. A
local user could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2022-42931)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791520https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-44/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-45/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-46/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791520https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-44/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-45/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-46/
2022-12-22
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