CVE-2022-28281

If a compromised content process sent an unexpected number of WebAuthN Extensions in a Register command to the parent process, an out of bounds write would have occurred leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8.

Score

CVSS 3.1 8.8 High

Status

Modified - security@mozilla.org

Published

2022-12-22

Last modified

2025-04-15

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected products

• Firefox (Mozilla)
• Firefox Esr (Mozilla)
• Thunderbird (Mozilla)

References

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1755621
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-13/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-14/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-15/