Mozilla Firefox nsIInputStream use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Mozilla Firefox. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file nsIInputStream. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-45405. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser) (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects an unknown code of the file nsIInputStream. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Freeing arbitrary <code>nsIInputStream</code>'s on a different thread than creation could have led to a use-after-free and potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.5, Thunderbird < 102.5, and Firefox < 107.

The weakness was published 12/23/2022. The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-45405 since 11/14/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/22/2023).

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

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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: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: mozilla.org

Timelineinfo

11/14/2022 🔍
12/23/2022 +39 days 🔍
12/23/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/22/2023 +30 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-45405 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-45405
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216605

Entryinfo

Created: 12/23/2022 08:50
Updated: 01/22/2023 19:18
Changes: 12/23/2022 08:50 (39), 01/22/2023 19:18 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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