Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2022-28287
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Firefox from Mozilla. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In unusual circumstances, selecting text could cause text selection caching to behave incorrectly, leading to a crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 99.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox | 99.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-28287 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox | 99.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-28287 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox | 99.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-28287 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox | 99.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-28287 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | librewolf | 99.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-28287 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | librewolf | 99.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-28287 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | librewolf | 99.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-28287 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | librewolf | 99.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-28287 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | firefox | 1:1snap1-0ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28287 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-664 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H