CVE-2022-1196

Mozilla: Use-after-free after VR Process destruction

Published Dec 22, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
After a VR Process is destroyed, a reference to it may have been retained and used, leading to a use-after-free and potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8 and Firefox ESR < 91.8.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2971-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2978-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5113-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5118-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-24536 After a VR Process is destroyed, a reference to it may have been retained and used, leading to a use-after-free and potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8 and Firefox ESR < 91.8.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5393-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Apr 16, 2025, 3:27 PM
Reserved
Mar 31, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 22, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:21 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 5, 2022, 12:00 AM