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CVE-2022-36314

Published: 22 December 2022

When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from the operating system.<br>This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.1, Firefox < 103, and Thunderbird < 102.1.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
starting with Ubuntu 22.04, the firefox package is just a script
that installs the Firefox snap

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
firefox
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
focal Not vulnerable
(Windows only)
jammy Not vulnerable
(code not present)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
lunar Not vulnerable
(code not present)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (103)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)
thunderbird
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(end of standard support, was needed)
focal
Released (1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
jammy
Released (1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
kinetic Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
lunar Not vulnerable
(1:102.3.3+build1-0ubuntu1)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (102.1)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N