Buffer overflow in Firefox ESR and Mozilla Thunderbird - CVE-2022-42432
Published: March 16, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73749
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42432
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory safety bugs. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Thunderbird
Anolis OS
openEuler
kernel
kernel-debugsource
perf-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-tools-devel
perf
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-headers
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-tools
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-core
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
Mozilla Thunderbird
Anolis OS
openEuler
kernel
kernel-debugsource
perf-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-tools-devel
perf
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-headers
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-tools
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-core
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42432
Install updates from vendor's website.
Firefox ESR - update to 102.4.0
Mozilla Thunderbird - update to 102.4.0
kernel - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
perf - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-core - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-debug - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-debug-core - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-debug-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-debug-modules - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-debug-modules-extra - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-modules - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-modules-extra - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-tools-libs - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-tools-libs-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 7.0.411
Mozilla Thunderbird - update to 102.4.0
kernel - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
perf - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-60.65.0.90
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-core - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-debug - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-debug-core - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-debug-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-debug-modules - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-debug-modules-extra - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-modules - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-modules-extra - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-tools-libs - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
kernel-tools-libs-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.134-15, 5.10.134-16
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 7.0.411