Vulnerability Description
Mozilla developers Andrew McCreight, Gabriele Svelto, Tom Ritter and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 99 and Firefox ESR 91.8. 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 < 91.9, Firefox ESR < 91.9, and Firefox < 100.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 100.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 91.9 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 91.9 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1684739%2C1706441%2C1753298%2C17ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-16/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-17/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-18/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1684739%2C1706441%2C1753298%2C17ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-16/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-17/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-18/Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2022-29917?
CVE-2022-29917 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Mozilla developers Andrew McCreight, Gabriele Svelto, Tom Ritter and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 99 and Firefox ESR 91.8. Some of these bugs showed evidence...
How severe is CVE-2022-29917?
CVE-2022-29917 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.
Is there a patch for CVE-2022-29917?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.