Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR code execution | CVE-2022-45412
NAME
Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR code execution
- Platforms Affected:
Mozilla Firefox 106 - Risk Level:
8.8 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Gain Access
DESCRIPTION
Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unitialized memory flaw when resolving a symlink such as file:///proc/self/fd/1. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted symlink, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: Required
- Scope: Unchanged
- Access Vector: Network
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Refer to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-47 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/ - Reference Link:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-45412
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