CVE-2022-46872: High severity thunderbird vulnerability

Published Dec 13, 2022
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Updated

An attacker who compromised a content process could have partially escaped the sandbox to read arbitrary files via clipboard-related IPC messages.<br>This bug only affects Thunderbird for Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 108, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.

Other sources

An attacker who compromised a content process could have partially escaped the sandbox to read arbitrary files via clipboard-related IPC messages.This bug only affects Firefox for Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.

Mozilla

An attacker who compromised a content process could have partially escaped the sandbox to read arbitrary files via clipboard-related IPC messages.This bug only affects Thunderbird for Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.6
102.6
Mozilla Firefox<108.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<102.6
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.6
Linux Linux kernel
Mozilla Firefox<108
108
Mozilla Firefox ESR<102.6
102.6
All of the following
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.6
Linux Linux kernel

Event History

Dec 13, 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 CVE-2022-46872?

CVE-2022-46872 is a vulnerability that allows an attacker who compromised a content process to partially escape the sandbox and read arbitrary files via clipboard-related IPC messages.

2

Which operating systems are affected by CVE-2022-46872?

This vulnerability only affects Thunderbird for Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.

3

Which versions of Thunderbird and Firefox ESR are affected by CVE-2022-46872?

Thunderbird versions up to and excluding 102.6 and Firefox ESR versions up to and excluding 102.6 are affected.

4

Which versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2022-46872?

Firefox versions up to and excluding 108.0 are affected.

5

What is the severity of CVE-2022-46872?

CVE-2022-46872 has a severity rating of 8.6 (High).

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