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FKIE_CVE-2022-1097

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-12-22 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:21
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
<code>NSSToken</code> objects were referenced via direct points, and could have been accessed in an unsafe way on different threads, leading to a use-after-free and potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1745667Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-13/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-14/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-15/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1745667Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-13/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-14/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-15/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla firefox *
mozilla firefox_esr *
mozilla thunderbird *
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