CVE-2022-46880 (GCVE-0-2022-46880)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-15 13:48
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Summary
A missing check related to tex units could have led to a use-after-free and potentially exploitable crash.<br />*Note*: This advisory was added on December 13th, 2022 after we better understood the impact of the issue. The fix was included in the original release of Firefox 105. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.6, Firefox < 105, and Thunderbird < 102.6.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Use-after-free in WebGL
  • CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 102.6 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 105 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 102.6 (custom)
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