What is CVE-2022-40961?

CVE-2022-40961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-40961?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2022-40961

During startup, a graphics driver with an unexpected name could lead to a stack-buffer overflow causing a potentially exploitable crash.<br>*This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 105.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android
Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40961?: CVE-2022-40961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-40961?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.