CVE-2022-28285 Memory corruption in Firefox

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

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.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28285, GHSA-fmhg-h49x-72gp, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28285.

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