CVE-2022-46872: mozilla firefox Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 8.6v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-46872DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46872
Published 22-12-2022Last modified 15-04-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-46872 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.79%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 31 · Related 9DLA-3241-1DLA-3242-1DSA-5301-1DSA-5303-1MGASA-2022-0475MGASA-2022-0476OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12571-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12577-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1RHSA-2022:9065RHSA-2022:9066RHSA-2022:9067RHSA-2022:9068RHSA-2022:9069RHSA-2022:9070RHSA-2022:9071RHSA-2022:9072RHSA-2022:9074RHSA-2022:9075RHSA-2022:9076RHSA-2022:9077RHSA-2022:9078RHSA-2022:9079RHSA-2022:9080RHSA-2022:9081SUSE-SU-2022:4460-1SUSE-SU-2022:4461-1SUSE-SU-2022:4462-1SUSE-SU-2022:4579-1USN-5782-1USN-5824-1
Timeline
- 22-12-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionHigh 8.6Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.6HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.6HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST8.6HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.79%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
56%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.02 pp
From 0.77% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.79%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu7 products
- firefox< 108.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 108.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs68All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs78All versions (No fix recorded)
Mozilla3 products
- firefox≥ unspecified, < 108 | < 108.0
- firefox_esr≥ unspecified, < 102.6 | < 102.6
- thunderbird≥ unspecified, < 102.6 | < 102.6
Debian2 products
- firefox-esr< 102.6.0esr-1
- thunderbird< 1:102.6.0-1
3 vendors · 12 products
References
14 links- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-52/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-53/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-51/Vendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-06Vendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-13Vendor Advisory
