CVE-2022-46872 Affecting firefox package, versions <108.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-FIREFOX-3171280
  • published14 Dec 2022
  • disclosed22 Dec 2022

Introduced: 14 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-46872  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 firefox to version 108.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

version 3.1