CVE-2022-31740 (GCVE-0-2022-31740)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-16 13:51
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Summary
On arm64, WASM code could have resulted in incorrect assembly generation leading to a register allocation problem, and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.10, Firefox < 101, and Firefox ESR < 91.10.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Register allocation problem in WASM on arm64
  • CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Assigner
References
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Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 91.10 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 101 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 91.10 (custom)
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