CVE-2022-46881Out-of-bounds Write in Mozilla Firefox

Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
OSV6.5
EPSS
0.2%
top 52.63%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 22
Latest updateFeb 6

Description

An optimization in WebGL was incorrect in some cases, and could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. *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 106. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.

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 Packages8 packages

CVEListV5mozilla/firefoxunspecified106
NVDmozilla/firefox< 106.0
CVEListV5mozilla/firefox_esrunspecified102.6
NVDmozilla/firefox_esr< 102.6
CVEListV5mozilla/thunderbirdunspecified102.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities2023-02-06
OSV
CVE-2022-46881: An optimization in WebGL was incorrect in some cases, and could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash2022-12-22
GHSA
GHSA-5grf-cv3x-c266: An optimization in WebGL was incorrect in some cases, and could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash2022-12-22
CVEList
CVE-2022-46881: An optimization in WebGL was incorrect in some cases, and could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash2022-12-22

📋Vendor Advisories

6
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities2023-02-06
Red Hat
Mozilla: Memory corruption in WebGL2022-12-13
Debian
CVE-2022-46881: firefox - An optimization in WebGL was incorrect in some cases, and could have led to memo...2022
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-52: CVE-2022-46881
Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-53: CVE-2022-46881
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