CVE-2022-46884

Description

A potential use-after-free vulnerability existed in SVG Images if the Refresh Driver was destroyed at an inopportune time. This could have lead to memory corruption or a potentially exploitable crash. *Note*: This advisory was added on December 13th, 2022 after discovering it was inadvertently left out of the original advisory. The fix was included in the original release of Firefox 106. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: Mozilla Firefox
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1786818 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-44/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-46884?
CVE-2022-46884 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-46884?
To fix CVE-2022-46884, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-46884 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-46884 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-46884?
CVE-2022-46884 affects Mozilla Firefox.
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