CVE-2022-28288: High severity firefox vulnerability

Published Apr 5, 2022
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Updated

Mozilla developers and community members Randell Jesup, Sebastian Hengst, and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 98. 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<99
99
Mozilla Firefox<99.0

Event History

Apr 5, 2022
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Dec 22, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-28288?

The severity of CVE-2022-28288 is rated as high with a severity value of 8.8.

2

Who reported the memory safety bugs present in Firefox 98?

Mozilla developers and community members Randell Jesup, Sebastian Hengst, and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported the memory safety bugs present in Firefox 98.

3

What is the possible impact of the memory safety bugs in Firefox 98?

The memory safety bugs in Firefox 98 could potentially lead to memory corruption and could be exploited to run arbitrary code.

4

How can I fix the vulnerabilities in Firefox 98?

To fix the vulnerabilities in Firefox 98, you should update to version 99 or higher.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-28288?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-28288 on the Mozilla Bugzilla and Mozilla Security Advisories websites.

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