VDB-216594 · CVE-2022-40957 · Nessus 208611

Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102.2 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102.2. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-40957. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 102.2 (Mail Client Software). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Inconsistent data in instruction and data cache when creating wasm code could lead to a potentially exploitable crash.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox on ARM64 platforms.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.3, Thunderbird < 102.3, and Firefox < 105.

The weakness was shared 12/23/2022. The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-40957 since 09/19/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208611 (CentOS 7 : firefox (RHSA-2022:6711)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 102.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208611). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Mail Client Software

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

Thunderbird

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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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: 208611
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : firefox (RHSA-2022:6711)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Thunderbird 102.3

Timelineinfo

09/19/2022 🔍
12/23/2022 +95 days 🔍
12/23/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/28/2025 +857 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-40957 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-40957
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216594

Entryinfo

Created: 12/23/2022 08:20
Updated: 04/28/2025 11:55
Changes: 12/23/2022 08:20 (41), 01/22/2023 17:55 (11), 10/13/2024 13:07 (17), 04/15/2025 19:52 (1), 04/28/2025 11:55 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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