SB2022110949 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Pale Moon



SB2022110949 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Pale Moon

Published: November 9, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022110949
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Medium 33% Low 33%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1097)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when handling NSSToken objects. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28285)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of incorrect AliasSet when generating the assembly code for MLoadTypedArrayElementHole. A remote attacker can abuse this along with another vulnerability to perform an out-of-bounds read.


3) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28283)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to missing security checks within the sourceMapURL feature in devtools. A remote attacker can trick the victim to perform certain actions and obtain contents of local files on the victim's system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.