FKIE_CVE-2022-28282

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-12-22 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:38
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
By using a link with <code>rel="localization"</code> a use-after-free could have been triggered by destroying an object during JavaScript execution and then referencing the object through a freed pointer, leading to a potential exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1751609Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-13/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-14/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-15/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1751609Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-13/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-14/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-15/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla firefox *
mozilla firefox_esr *
mozilla thunderbird *
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