Mozilla Firefox up to 102 on Android URL denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 102 on Android. This impacts an unknown function of the component URL Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-36317. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 102 on Android (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

When visiting a website with an overly long URL, the user interface would start to hang. Due to session restore, this could lead to a permanent Denial of Service.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 103.

The weakness was shared 07/26/2022 by Irwan as Bug 1759951 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

When visiting a website with an overly long URL, the user interface would start to hang. Due to session restore, this could lead to a permanent Denial of Service.This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-36317. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 103 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 103

Timelineinfo

07/20/2022 🔍
07/26/2022 +6 days 🔍
07/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/30/2022 +66 days 🔍
04/15/2025 +928 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1759951
Researcher: Irwan
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-36317 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-36317
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209999
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2022 11:01
Updated: 04/15/2025 19:25
Changes: 09/30/2022 11:01 (18), 09/30/2022 11:05 (29), 10/29/2022 07:13 (1), 04/15/2025 19:25 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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