#VU68409 Race condition in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox for Android


Published: 2022-10-18

Vulnerability identifier: #VU68409

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42930

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers
Firefox for Android
Mobile applications / Apps for mobile phones

Vendor: Mozilla

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in DOM workers when simultaneously initializing their CacheStorage. A remote attacker can exploit the data race in the ThirdPartyUtil component and gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Mozilla Firefox: 103.0 - 105.0.3

Firefox for Android: 103.1.0 - 105.2.0


External links
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-44/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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