CVE-2022-46881 (GCVE-0-2022-46881)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-15 13:44
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Summary
An optimization in WebGL was incorrect in some cases, and could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. *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 106. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Memory corruption in WebGL
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 106 (custom)
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    Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 102.6 (custom)
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    Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 102.6 (custom)
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Credits
Karl and an Anonymous ASAN Nightly User
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