Mozilla Firefox WebGL memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebGL. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-46881. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser) (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component WebGL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An optimization in WebGL was incorrect in some cases, and could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.

The weakness was shared 12/23/2022. The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-46881 since 12/09/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 04/15/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208639 (CentOS 7 : thunderbird (RHSA-2022:9079)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208639). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 208639
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : thunderbird (RHSA-2022:9079)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: mozilla.org

Timelineinfo

12/09/2022 🔍
12/23/2022 +14 days 🔍
12/23/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/28/2025 +857 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-46881 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-46881
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216624

Entryinfo

Created: 12/23/2022 09:51
Updated: 04/28/2025 10:51
Changes: 12/23/2022 09:51 (40), 10/12/2024 08:50 (17), 04/15/2025 17:01 (12), 04/28/2025 10:51 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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