Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2022-46872
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds read 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 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
An attacker who compromised a content process could have partially escaped the sandbox to read arbitrary files via clipboard-related IPC messages.<br>*This bug only affects Thunderbird for Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 108, 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-2022-46872 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-46872 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-46872 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-46872 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46872 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46872 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 102.6.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46872 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:102.6.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46872 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:102.6.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46872 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:102.6.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46872 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | firefox | 0:102.6.0-1.el8_7 | RLSA-2022:9067 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs91 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46872 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46872 |
| 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 108 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 102.6 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 102.6 |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N