CVE-2022-36318: mozilla firefox Race Condition
CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-36318DEBIAN-CVE-2022-36318
Published 22-12-2022Last modified 15-04-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-36318 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Race Condition vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.51%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 29 · Related 13DSA-5193-1DSA-5195-1MGASA-2022-0271MGASA-2022-0300OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12227-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12228-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1RHSA-2022:5765RHSA-2022:5766RHSA-2022:5767RHSA-2022:5769RHSA-2022:5770RHSA-2022:5771RHSA-2022:5772RHSA-2022:5773RHSA-2022:5774RHSA-2022:5776RHSA-2022:5777RHSA-2022:5778SUSE-SU-2022:2596-1SUSE-SU-2022:2602-1SUSE-SU-2022:2611-1SUSE-SU-2022:2748-1SUSE-SU-2022:3272-1SUSE-SU-2022:3273-1SUSE-SU-2022:3281-1SUSE-SU-2022:3396-1USN-5536-1USN-5663-1
Timeline
- 22-12-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
When visiting directory listings for `chrome://` URLs as source text, some parameters were reflected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.1, Firefox ESR < 91.12, Firefox < 103, Thunderbird < 102.1, and Thunderbird < 91.12.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.51%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
42%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.50% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.51%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mozilla3 products
- firefox≥ unspecified, < 103 | < 103.0
- firefox_esr≥ unspecified, < 102.1 | ≥ unspecified, < 91.12 | < 102.1 | < 91.12
- thunderbird≥ unspecified, < 102.1 | ≥ unspecified, < 91.12 | < 102.1 | < 91.12
Debian2 products
- firefox-esr< 91.12.0esr-1
- thunderbird< 1:102.1.0-1
Ubuntu2 products
- firefox< 103.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 103.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- thunderbird< 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | < 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
3 vendors · 7 products
References
13 links- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-28/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-31/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-30/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-29/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-32/Vendor Advisory
