Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2022-40957
Inconsistent data in instruction and data cache when creating wasm code could lead to a potentially exploitable crash.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox on ARM64 platforms.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.3, Thunderbird < 102.3, and Firefox < 105.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.012 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-41/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/ (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-40957?
- CVE-2022-40957 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under CWE-240. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-40957?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.