CVE-2022-42932

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.71% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 51.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2022-12-22 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-15 15:21Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-10-14

Assigning CNA

mozilla

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

c49791c38aacb2c932b37811570ca7aad9b8457c6b9e7082a1a178a5c64d665d

• bugzilla.mozilla.orgMemory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 106 and Firefox ESR 102.4https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1789729%2C1791363%2C1792041
• www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-44/
• www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-45/
• www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-46/