Vulnerability Description
Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could have lead to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.4, and Thunderbird < 102.4.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 106.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 102.4 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 102.4 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791520Issue TrackingPermissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-44/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-45/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-46/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791520Issue TrackingPermissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-44/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-45/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-46/Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2022-42928?
CVE-2022-42928 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could have lead to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerabili...
How severe is CVE-2022-42928?
CVE-2022-42928 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2022-42928?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.