CVE-2022-46875
Published: 22 December 2022
The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .atloc and .ftploc files, which can run commands on a user's computer. <br>*Note: This issue only affected Mac OS operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 108, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine |
| mdeslaur | starting with Ubuntu 22.04, the firefox package is just a script that installs the Firefox snap MacOS specific issue |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needs-triage)
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(debian: Only affects MacOS)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needed)
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(debian: Only affects MacOS)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-51/#CVE-2022-46875
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-52/#CVE-2022-46875
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-53/#CVE-2022-46875
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46875
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian