Description
Within the <code>lg_init()</code> function, if several allocations succeed but then one fails, an uninitialized pointer would have been freed despite never being allocated. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102.
Published: 2022-12-22
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-37435 Within the <code>lg_init()</code> function, if several allocations succeed but then one fails, an uninitialized pointer would have been freed despite never being allocated. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5504-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5506-1 NSS vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5872-1 NSS vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 12 Apr 2025 02:15:00 +0000

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Title firefox: Free of uninitialized pointer in lg_init
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-15T17:56:16.526Z

Reserved: 2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-34480

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T09:15:15.143Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-22T20:15:33.287

Modified: 2025-04-15T18:15:42.160

Link: CVE-2022-34480

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2022-06-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-34480 - Bugzilla

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