CVE-2022-22747: Medium severity thunderbird vulnerability

Published Jan 11, 2022
·
Updated

After accepting an untrusted certificate, handling an empty pkcs7 sequence as part of the certificate data could have lead to a crash. This crash is believed to be unexploitable.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Thunderbird<91.5
91.5
Mozilla Firefox<96.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<91.5
Mozilla Thunderbird<91.5
Mozilla Firefox<96
96
Mozilla Firefox ESR<91.5
91.5

Event History

Jan 11, 2022
CVE Published
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
Dec 22, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2022-22747.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-22747?

The severity of CVE-2022-22747 is low.

3

Which software products are affected by CVE-2022-22747?

The software products affected by CVE-2022-22747 are Mozilla Firefox ESR 91.5, Mozilla Thunderbird 91.5, and Mozilla Firefox up to version 96.

4

What is the remedy for CVE-2022-22747?

The remedy for CVE-2022-22747 is to update Mozilla Firefox ESR to version 91.5, Mozilla Thunderbird to version 91.5, or Mozilla Firefox to version 96.

5

Is there any additional information about CVE-2022-22747?

Yes, you can find additional information about CVE-2022-22747 in the following references: [Link 1](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1735028), [Link 2](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-03/), [Link 3](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/)

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