CVEvulnerability
CVE-2022-38476
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2022-12-22
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Description
A data race could occur in the <code>PK11_ChangePW</code> function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. In Firefox, this lock protected the data when a user changed their master password. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.2 and Thunderbird < 102.2.
Affected configurations
• mozilla firefox esr (< 102.2)
• mozilla thunderbird (< 102.2)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1760998 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-34/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-36/ Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1760998 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-34/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-36/ Vendor Advisory