Out-of-bounds Write Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <102.6.0esr-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-FIREFOXESR-3168217
  • published14 Dec 2022
  • disclosed22 Dec 2022

Introduced: 14 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-46881  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 firefox-esr to version 102.6.0esr-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-esr package and not the firefox-esr package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

An optimization in WebGL was incorrect in some cases, and could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. Note: This advisory was added on December 13th, 2022 after we better understood the impact of the issue. The fix was included in the original release of Firefox 106. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.

CVSS Scores

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