Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2022-42929
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption 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.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
If a website called `window.print()` in a particular way, it could cause a denial of service of the browser, which may persist beyond browser restart depending on the user's session restore settings. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.4, and Thunderbird < 102.4.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | firefox | 102.4.0-1.el8_6.alma | ALSA-2022:7070 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | firefox | 102.4.0-1.el9_0.alma | ALSA-2022:7071 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | thunderbird | 102.4.0-1.el8_6.alma | ALSA-2022:7190 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | thunderbird | 102.4.0-1.el9_0.alma | ALSA-2022:7178 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox-esr | 102.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-42929 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 102.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-42929 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 102.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-42929 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 102.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-42929 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 102.4.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42929 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 102.4.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42929 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 102.4.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42929 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:102.4.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42929 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:102.4.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42929 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:102.4.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42929 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | firefox | 0:102.4.0-1.el8_6 | RLSA-2022:7070 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | firefox | 0:102.4.0-1.el8_6.0.1 | RLSA-2022:7070 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | thunderbird | 0:102.4.0-1.el8_6 | RLSA-2022:7190 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | thunderbird | 0:102.4.0-1.el8_6.0.1 | RLSA-2022:7190 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5724-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42929 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 106 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 102.4 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 102.4 |
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H