CVE-2022-22756 Affecting firefox package, versions <0:91.6.0-1.0.1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.25% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2602275
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 22 Dec 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:91.6.0-1.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-0514.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

If a user was convinced to drag and drop an image to their desktop or other folder, the resulting object could have been changed into an executable script which would have run arbitrary code after the user clicked on it. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97, Thunderbird < 91.6, and Firefox ESR < 91.6.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

8.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

8.8 high
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Red Hat

8.8 high