CVE-2022-22752: High severity firefox vulnerability

Published Jan 11, 2022
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Updated

Mozilla developers Christian Holler and Jason Kratzer reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 95. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Firefox<96
96
Mozilla Firefox<96.0

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
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-22752?

CVE-2022-22752 has been classified as high severity due to potential memory corruption vulnerabilities.

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-22752?

To fix CVE-2022-22752, update Mozilla Firefox to version 96 or later.

3

What versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2022-22752?

CVE-2022-22752 affects versions of Mozilla Firefox prior to version 96.

4

Can CVE-2022-22752 be exploited?

Yes, CVE-2022-22752 may be exploitable to run arbitrary code under certain conditions.

5

Who reported CVE-2022-22752?

CVE-2022-22752 was reported by Mozilla developers Christian Holler and Jason Kratzer.

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