Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2022-46881
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 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
An optimization in WebGL was incorrect in some cases, and could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. *Note*: This advisory was added on December 13th, 2022 after we better understood the impact of the issue. The fix was included in the original release of Firefox 106. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | firefox | 102.6.0-1.el8_7.alma | ALSA-2022:9067 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox | 102.6.0-1.el9_1.alma | ALSA-2022:9065 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | thunderbird | 102.6.0-2.el8_7.alma | ALSA-2022:9074 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | thunderbird | 102.6.0-2.el9_1.alma | ALSA-2022:9080 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-46881 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-46881 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-46881 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-46881 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46881 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46881 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46881 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:102.6.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46881 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:102.6.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46881 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:102.6.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46881 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | firefox | 0:102.6.0-1.el8_7 | RLSA-2022:9067 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46881 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5824-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 106 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 102.6 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 102.6 |
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H