CVE-2022-22747 (GCVE-0-2022-22747)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-16 15:50
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Summary
After accepting an untrusted certificate, handling an empty pkcs7 sequence as part of the certificate data could have lead to a crash. This crash is believed to be unexploitable. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Crash when handling empty pkcs7 sequence
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 91.5 (custom)
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    Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 96 (custom)
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