CVE-2022-22736
CVSS V2 None
CVSS V3 None
Description
If Firefox was installed to a world-writable directory, a local privilege escalation could occur when Firefox searched the current directory for system libraries. However the install directory is not world-writable by default.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Windows in a non-default installation. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 96.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2022-22736
- Assigner
- security@mozilla.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2022-12-22T20:15:14
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-12-29T16:12:30
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 96.0 |
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742692 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22736 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22736 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-22 20:15:56 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-22 22:15:07 | 2022-12-22T21:43:11 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-22 22:15:07 | Received | Awaiting Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2022-12-27 11:16:00 | Awaiting Analysis | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2022-12-29 16:14:57 | 2022-12-29T16:12:30 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-29 16:14:57 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2022-12-29 16:14:57 | Weakness Enumeration | new | ||
| 2022-12-29 16:14:58 | CPE Information | updated |