Mozilla Firefox up to 105 window.print denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox up to 105. This vulnerability affects the function window.print. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-42929. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 105 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function window.print. 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 weakness was published 10/18/2022 by Andrei Enache as Bug 1789439 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

If a website called window.print() in a particular way, it could cause a denial of service of the browser, which may persist beyond browser restart depending on the user's session restore settings.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-42929. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208577 (CentOS 7 : thunderbird (RHSA-2022:7184)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 106 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208577). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

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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Nessus ID: 208577
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : thunderbird (RHSA-2022:7184)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 106

Timelineinfo

10/14/2022 🔍
10/18/2022 +4 days 🔍
10/18/2022 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2022 +3 days 🔍
04/28/2025 +920 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1789439
Researcher: Andrei Enache
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-42929 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42929
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211940

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2022 13:08
Updated: 04/28/2025 23:44
Changes: 10/21/2022 13:08 (9), 10/21/2022 13:09 (9), 10/21/2022 13:13 (29), 11/19/2022 08:41 (1), 10/15/2024 16:16 (16), 04/28/2025 23:44 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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