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CRITICAL
CVE-2022-45406
"Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird JavaScript Realm Use-After-Free Crash"
Description

If an out-of-memory condition occurred when creating a JavaScript global, a JavaScript realm may be deleted while references to it lived on in a BaseShape. This could lead to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.5, Thunderbird < 102.5, and Firefox < 107.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 22, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 8, 2023, 2:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-45406 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-45406 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
3 Mozilla thunderbird
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-45406.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791975 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-48/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-49/ Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Dockerfile Shell Swift JavaScript Python C C++

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 26, 2024, 7:52 p.m. This repo has been linked 44 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile Shell Swift JavaScript Python C

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 28, 2024, 8:12 a.m. This repo has been linked 60 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile Shell Swift JavaScript Python C

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 10, 2024, 7:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 56 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile Shell Swift JavaScript Python C

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 4, 2024, 7:46 a.m. This repo has been linked 60 different CVEs too.

A JavaScript Engine Fuzzer

C Swift Shell Dockerfile JavaScript Python

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
1851 stars 290 fork 290 watcher
Born at : March 20, 2019, 3:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 60 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-45406 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-45406 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-787 CWE-416
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791975 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791975 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-48/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-48/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-49/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-49/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 107.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 102.5 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 102.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-45406 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-45406 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} 0.03%

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0.59291

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