CVE-2022-22747: Medium severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Published Jan 11, 2022
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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

48 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Firefox<96.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<91.5
Mozilla Thunderbird<91.5
Mozilla Firefox ESR<91.5
91.5
Mozilla Thunderbird<91.5
91.5
Mozilla Firefox<96
96
alpine/firefox<97.0-r0
97.0-r0
alpine/firefox<97.0-r0
97.0-r0
alpine/firefox<97.0-r0
97.0-r0
alpine/firefox<97.0-r0
97.0-r0
alpine/firefox<97.0-r0
97.0-r0
alpine/firefox<97.0-r0
97.0-r0
alpine/firefox<97.0-r0
97.0-r0
alpine/firefox<97.0-r0
97.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/firefox-esr<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/librewolf<97.0-r0
97.0-r0
alpine/librewolf<97.0-r0
97.0-r0
alpine/librewolf<97.0-r0
97.0-r0
alpine/librewolf<97.0-r0
97.0-r0
alpine/thunderbird<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/thunderbird<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/thunderbird<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/thunderbird<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/thunderbird<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/thunderbird<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/thunderbird<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
alpine/thunderbird<91.5.0-r0
91.5.0-r0
debian/firefox-esr<91.5.0esr-1
91.5.0esr-1
debian/firefox-esr<91.5.0esr-1
91.5.0esr-1
debian/firefox-esr<91.5.0esr-1
91.5.0esr-1
debian/nss<2:3.73-1
2:3.73-1
debian/nss<2:3.73-1
2:3.73-1
debian/nss<2:3.73-1
2:3.73-1
debian/thunderbird<1:91.5.0-1
1:91.5.0-1
debian/thunderbird<1:91.5.0-1
1:91.5.0-1
debian/thunderbird<1:91.5.0-1
1:91.5.0-1
debian/firefox
159.0.1-1
debian/firefox-esr
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1153.6.0esr-1~deb12u2140.15.0esr-1~deb13u1153.6.0esr-1~deb13u1153.5.1esr-1153.6.0esr-1
debian/nss
2:3.87.1-1+deb12u22:3.87.1-1+deb12u42:3.110-1+deb13u42:3.110-1+deb13u52:3.132-1
debian/thunderbird
1:140.12.0esr-1~deb12u11:153.6.0esr-1~deb12u21:140.12.0esr-1~deb13u11:153.6.0esr-1~deb13u11:153.5.0esr-11:153.6.0esr-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Firefox ESR to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 91.5
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 91.5
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 96
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 97.0-r0
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/firefox-esr to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 91.5.0-r0
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/librewolf to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 97.0-r0
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 91.5.0-r0
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/firefox-esr to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 91.5.0esr-1
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/nss to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2:3.73-1
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:91.5.0-1
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/firefox to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 159.0.1-1
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/firefox-esr to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1Fixed in 153.6.0esr-1~deb12u2Fixed in 140.15.0esr-1~deb13u1Fixed in 153.6.0esr-1~deb13u1Fixed in 153.5.1esr-1Fixed in 153.6.0esr-1
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/nss to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2:3.87.1-1+deb12u2Fixed in 2:3.87.1-1+deb12u4Fixed in 2:3.110-1+deb13u4Fixed in 2:3.110-1+deb13u5Fixed in 2:3.132-1
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/thunderbird to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1Fixed in 1:153.6.0esr-1~deb12u2Fixed in 1:140.12.0esr-1~deb13u1Fixed in 1:153.6.0esr-1~deb13u1Fixed in 1:153.5.0esr-1Fixed in 1:153.6.0esr-1

Event History

Jan 11, 2022
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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
Data Sourced
via OSV·08:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected 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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