CVE-2022-42932
published 2022-12-22CVE-2022-42932: Mozilla developers Ashley Hale and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 105 and Firefox ESR 102.3. Some of these bugs showed…
PriorityP342high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.71%
49.0th percentile
Mozilla developers Ashley Hale and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 105 and Firefox ESR 102.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. 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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OSV
CVE-2022-42932: Mozilla developers Ashley Hale and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 105 and Firefox ESR 102
osv·2022-12-22·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-42932 [HIGH] CVE-2022-42932: Mozilla developers Ashley Hale and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 105 and Firefox ESR 102
Mozilla developers Ashley Hale and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 105 and Firefox ESR 102.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.4, and Thunderbird < 102.4.
GHSA
GHSA-mw2h-r48f-g8c9: Mozilla developers Ashley Hale and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 102
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-12-22
CVE-2022-42932 [HIGH] CWE-787 GHSA-mw2h-r48f-g8c9: Mozilla developers Ashley Hale and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 102
Mozilla developers Ashley Hale and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 102.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. 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)
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 safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 102.4 and Thunderbird 102.4
vendor_redhat·2022-10-18·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-42932 [HIGH] CWE-120 Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 102.4 and Thunderbird 102.4
Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 102.4 and Thunderbird 102.4
Mozilla developers Ashley Hale and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 105 and Firefox ESR 102.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.4, and Thunderbird < 102.4.
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
Mozilla developers Ashley Hale and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 105 and Firefox ESR 102.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run
Debian
CVE-2022-42932: firefox - Mozilla developers Ashley Hale and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safe...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-42932 [HIGH] CVE-2022-42932: firefox - Mozilla developers Ashley Hale and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safe...
Mozilla developers Ashley Hale and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 105 and Firefox ESR 102.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. 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 2022-44: CVE-2022-42932
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-42932 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-44: CVE-2022-42932
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-44
CVE: CVE-2022-42932
Product: Firefox
Impact: moderate
Fixed in: Firefox 106
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-45: CVE-2022-42932
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-42932 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-45: CVE-2022-42932
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-45
CVE: CVE-2022-42932
Product: Firefox ESR
Impact: moderate
Fixed in: Firefox ESR 102.4
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-46: CVE-2022-42932
vendor_mozilla·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-42932 [HIGH] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-46: CVE-2022-42932
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-46
CVE: CVE-2022-42932
Product: Thunderbird
Impact: moderate
Fixed in: Thunderbird 102.4
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1789729%2C1791363%2C1792041https://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/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1789729%2C1791363%2C1792041https://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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