CVE-2022-28285 Memory corruption in Firefox
An incorrect AliasSet in assembly generation allows out-of-bounds memory reads when combined with another vulnerability, affecting Firefox and Thunderbird users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-28285?
CVE-2022-28285 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 22 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
When generating the assembly code for <code>MLoadTypedArrayElementHole</code>, an incorrect AliasSet was used. In conjunction with another vulnerability this could have been used for an out of bounds memory read. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28285?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2022-28285?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-28285 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-28285 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28285, GHSA-fmhg-h49x-72gp, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28285.