CVE-2022-45421: High severity thunderbird vulnerability

Published Nov 15, 2022
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Updated

Mozilla developers Andrew McCreight and Gabriele Svelto reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 106 and Firefox ESR 102.4. 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.

Other sources

Mozilla developers Andrew McCreight and Gabriele Svelto reported memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 102.4. 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

6 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.5
102.5
Mozilla Firefox<107.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<102.5
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.5
Mozilla Firefox<107
107
Mozilla Firefox ESR<102.5
102.5

Event History

Nov 15, 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-45421?

The severity of CVE-2022-45421 is high with a severity value of 8.8.

2

Which software is affected by CVE-2022-45421?

CVE-2022-45421 affects Mozilla Thunderbird 102.4, Mozilla Firefox, and Mozilla Firefox ESR.

3

Are there any patches available for CVE-2022-45421?

Yes, patches are available for CVE-2022-45421. Update to Thunderbird 102.5, Firefox 107, or Firefox ESR 102.5 to fix the vulnerability.

4

How can CVE-2022-45421 be exploited?

CVE-2022-45421 can be exploited to run arbitrary code by exploiting memory corruption bugs.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-45421?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-45421 on Bugzilla and the Mozilla security advisories.

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