CVE-2022-22750: Medium severity firefox vulnerability

Published Jan 11, 2022
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Updated

By generally accepting and passing resource handles across processes, a compromised content process might have confused higher privileged processes to interact with handles that the unprivileged process should not have access to.<br>This bug only affects Firefox for Windows and MacOS. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 96.

Other sources

By generally accepting and passing resource handles across processes, a compromised content process might have confused higher privileged processes to interact with handles that the unprivileged process should not have access to.This bug only affects Firefox for Windows and MacOS. Other operating systems are unaffected.

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Firefox<96
96
Mozilla Firefox<96.0
macOS
Microsoft Windows
All of the following
Mozilla Firefox<96.0
Any of the following
macOS
Microsoft Windows

Event History

Jan 11, 2022
CVE Published
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
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-22750?

CVE-2022-22750 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-22750?

To fix CVE-2022-22750, update Mozilla Firefox to version 96 or later.

3

What platforms are affected by CVE-2022-22750?

CVE-2022-22750 affects Firefox on Windows and MacOS platforms.

4

What risks does CVE-2022-22750 pose?

CVE-2022-22750 can allow a compromised content process to interact with privileged handles, potentially leading to unauthorized access or crashes.

5

Is CVE-2022-22750 patched in the latest Firefox version?

Yes, CVE-2022-22750 is patched in Firefox version 96.

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