CVE-2022-45412

CVE Details

Release Date:	2022-12-22
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

When resolving a symlink such as <code>file:///proc/self/fd/1</code>, an error message may be produced where the symlink was resolved to a string containing unitialized memory in the buffer. <br>*This bug only affects Thunderbird on Unix-based operated systems (Android, Linux, MacOS). Windows is unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.5, Thunderbird < 102.5, and Firefox < 107.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	8.8
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None
User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox)	ELSA-2022-8552	2022-11-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2022-8555	2022-11-22
Oracle Linux version 8 (firefox)	ELSA-2022-8554	2022-11-22
Oracle Linux version 8 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2022-8547	2022-11-22
Oracle Linux version 9 (firefox)	ELSA-2022-8580	2022-11-24
Oracle Linux version 9 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2022-8561	2022-11-24