Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-40960
Concurrent use of the URL parser with non-UTF-8 data was not thread-safe. This could lead to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.3, Thunderbird < 102.3, and Firefox < 105.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2022-40960
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-40960
0.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 28 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-40960
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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3.6
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134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 2025-04-15 |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-40960
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The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.Assigned by:
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2022-40960
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-41/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 102.3 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1787633
Access DeniedIssue Tracking;Permissions Required
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 102.3 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 105 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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