8.8
CWE
476
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2022-42928: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Tue Oct 18 2022(Updated: )

Certain types of allocations were missing annotations that, if the Garbage Collector was in a specific state, could have lead to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash.

Credit: security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mozilla Firefox<106
106
<106
106
<102.4
102.4
<102.4
102.4
Mozilla Firefox<106.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<102.4
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

    The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2022-42928.

  • How does this vulnerability affect Mozilla Firefox?

    This vulnerability affects Mozilla Firefox versions up to and exclusive of 106.

  • Which versions of Firefox ESR are affected by this vulnerability?

    This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR versions up to and exclusive of 102.4.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-42928?

    The severity of CVE-2022-42928 is rated as high with a CVSS score of 8.8.

  • How can I fix this vulnerability in Thunderbird?

    To fix this vulnerability in Thunderbird, update to version 102.4 or later.

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