CVE-2022-45405 - Mozilla: Use-after-free in InputStream implementation

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MEDIUM

Mozilla: Use-after-free in InputStream implementation

Published Dec 22, 2022

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.66%

Description

Freeing arbitrary <code>nsIInputStream</code>'s on a different thread than creation could have led to a use-after-free and potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.5, Thunderbird < 102.5, and Firefox < 107.

Affected products

Vendor Mozilla Product Firefox Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ unspecified, < 107
Vendor Mozilla Product Firefox ESR Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ unspecified, < 102.5
Vendor Mozilla Product Thunderbird Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ unspecified, < 102.5

Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).

Vendor	Product	Default status	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	unknown	Affected ≥ unspecified, < 107
Mozilla	Firefox ESR	unknown	Affected ≥ unspecified, < 102.5
Mozilla	Thunderbird	unknown	Affected ≥ unspecified, < 102.5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el7_9

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8552
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el7_9

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8555
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_7

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8554
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_7

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions

firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_1

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8553
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions

thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_1

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8556
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support

firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_2

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8550
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support

thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_2

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8543
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service

firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_2

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8550
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service

thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_2

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8543
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_2

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8550
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_2

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8543
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support

firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_4

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support

thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_4

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_6

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8548
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_6

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8545
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el9_1

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el9_1

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8561
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el9_0

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8979
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el9_0

Fixed · RHSA-2022:8980
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

firefox

Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

thunderbird

Out of support scope

Product	Package	State	Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el7_9	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8552
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el7_9	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8555
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_7	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8554
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_7	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions	firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_1	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8553
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions	thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_1	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8556
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support	firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_2	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8550
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support	thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_2	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8543
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service	firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_2	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8550
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service	thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_2	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8543
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions	firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_2	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8550
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions	thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_2	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8543
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support	firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_4	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support	thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_4	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support	firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el8_6	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8548
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support	thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el8_6	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8545
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el9_1	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el9_1	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8561
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support	firefox-0:102.5.0-1.el9_0	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8979
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support	thunderbird-0:102.5.0-2.el9_0	Fixed	RHSA-2022:8980
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	firefox	Out of support scope	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	thunderbird	Out of support scope	n/a

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-416

Use After Free

References (11)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-45405
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791314
exploitIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2143199
Issue Tracking
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-48277
Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45405
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45405
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-48/#CVE-2022-45405
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-49/#CVE-2022-45405
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-48/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-49/
Vendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-45405		Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791314		exploitIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2143199		Issue Tracking
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-48277		Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45405
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45405
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-48/#CVE-2022-45405
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-49/#CVE-2022-45405
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/		Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-48/		Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-49/		Vendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mozilla

Published Dec 22, 2022

Updated Apr 15, 2025

Reserved Nov 14, 2022

Link CVE-2022-45405

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Apr 15, 2025

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2022-45405

Red Hat

Severity Important

Public date Nov 15, 2022

Bugzilla 2143199

Link CVE-2022-45405

ENISA EUVD

Assigner mozilla

Published Dec 22, 2022

Updated Apr 15, 2025

Link EUVD-2022-48277

GitHub

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