First published: Tue Jul 26 2022(Updated: )
Mozilla developers and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 102. 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.
Credit: security@mozilla.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Thunderbird | <102.1 | 102.1 |
Firefox | <103.0 | |
Firefox ESR | <102.1 | |
Thunderbird | <102.1 | |
Firefox | <103 | 103 |
Firefox ESR | <102.1 | 102.1 |
<103.0 | ||
<102.1 | ||
<102.1 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2022-2505 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its evidence of memory corruption which could potentially allow arbitrary code execution.
To fix CVE-2022-2505, update to the latest versions of Firefox, Firefox ESR, or Thunderbird as recommended by Mozilla.
CVE-2022-2505 affects Mozilla Firefox versions up to 103, Firefox ESR versions up to 102.1, and Thunderbird versions up to 102.1.
CVE-2022-2505 has the potential to be exploited remotely, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code if the memory safety bugs are successfully manipulated.
Exploitation of CVE-2022-2505 could lead to serious consequences including unauthorized access, data theft, or complete system compromise.