Vulnerability Description
Mozilla developers Gabriele Svelto, Yulia Startsev, Andrew McCreight and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 106. 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.<br />*Note*: This advisory was added on December 13th, 2022 after discovering it was inadvertently left out of the original advisory. The fix was included in the original release of Firefox 107. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 107.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 107.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1584674%2C1791152%2C1792241%2C17Issue TrackingNot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1584674%2C1791152%2C1792241%2C17Issue TrackingNot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2022-46883?
CVE-2022-46883 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Mozilla developers Gabriele Svelto, Yulia Startsev, Andrew McCreight and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 106. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corru...
How severe is CVE-2022-46883?
CVE-2022-46883 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-2022-46883?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox.