Description
By using a link with <code>rel="localization"</code> a use-after-free could have been triggered by destroying an object during JavaScript execution and then referencing the object through a freed pointer, leading to a potential exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8.
Published: 2022-12-22
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 5.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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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-2022-32734 By using a link with <code>rel="localization"</code> a use-after-free could have been triggered by destroying an object during JavaScript execution and then referencing the object through a freed pointer, leading to a potential exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5370-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5393-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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Mozilla Firefox Firefox Esr Thunderbird
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel E4s Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-15T20:09:15.856Z

Reserved: 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-28282

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Updated: 2024-08-03T05:48:37.678Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-22T20:15:23.430

Modified: 2025-04-15T20:15:35.830

Link: CVE-2022-28282

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-28282 - Bugzilla

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