#VU69328 Out-of-bounds read in Mozilla products - CVE-2022-45412
Published: November 15, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69328
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45412
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when resolving a symlink such as file:///proc/self/fd/1. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of unitialized memory via an error message.
Note, this vulnerability does not affect Windows installations.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.