Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2022-38478
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Members the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 103, Firefox ESR 102.1, and Firefox ESR 91.12. 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 < 102.2, Thunderbird < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 102.2, and Firefox < 104.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | firefox | 91.13.0-1.el8_6.alma | ALSA-2022:6175 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox | 91.13.0-1.el9_0.alma | ALSA-2022:6174 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | thunderbird | 91.13.0-1.el8_6.alma | ALSA-2022:6164 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | thunderbird | 91.13.0-1.el9_0.alma | ALSA-2022:6165 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox-esr | 102.2.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-38478 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 102.2.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-38478 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 102.2.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-38478 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 102.2.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-38478 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 102.2.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38478 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 102.2.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38478 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 102.2.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38478 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:102.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38478 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:102.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38478 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:102.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38478 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | firefox | 0:91.13.0-1.el8_6 | RLSA-2022:6175 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | thunderbird | 0:91.13.0-1.el8_6 | RLSA-2022:6164 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38478 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs91 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38478 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38478 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5663-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 102.2unspecified – before 91.13 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 91.13unspecified – before 102.2 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 104 |
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-35/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-33/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-37/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-36/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-34/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1770630%2C1776658