CVE-2022-28281 (GCVE-0-2022-28281)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-22 00:00
Modified
2025-04-15 20:09
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Out of bounds write due to unexpected WebAuthN Extensions
Summary
If a compromised content process sent an unexpected number of WebAuthN Extensions in a Register command to the parent process, an out of bounds write would have occurred leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1755621Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-13/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-14/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-15/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1755621Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-13/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-14/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-15/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Thunderbird Version: unspecified   < 91.8
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   Mozilla Firefox Version: unspecified   < 99
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   Mozilla Firefox ESR Version: unspecified   < 91.8
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