#VU59368 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2022-22742
Published: January 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59368
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22742
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input, when inserting text while in edit mode. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it and insert specially crafted input in the edit mode, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.