CVE-2022-40962 describes multiple memory safety bugs in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird, specifically affecting versions prior to Firefox 105, Firefox ESR 102.3, and Thunderbird 102.3. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution through user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the bugs showed evidence of memory corruption, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there any indication of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 105.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 102.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 102.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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