PT-2022-5238 · Mozilla+10 · Thunderbird+12
Andrei Enache
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Published
2022-10-18
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Updated
2024-12-12
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CVE-2022-42929
CVSS v2.0
9.0
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox versions prior to 106
Firefox ESR versions prior to 102.4
Thunderbird versions prior to 102.4
Description
The issue is related to the
window.print() function in Mozilla browsers, which can cause a denial of service when called in a particular way. This could allow a remote attacker to cause the browser to become unresponsive, potentially persisting beyond a browser restart, depending on the user's session restore settings.Recommendations
For Firefox versions prior to 106, update to version 106 or later to resolve the issue.
For Firefox ESR versions prior to 102.4, update to version 102.4 or later to resolve the issue.
For Thunderbird versions prior to 102.4, update to version 102.4 or later to resolve the issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding websites that may exploit this issue until a patch is applied.
Exploit
Fix
DoS
Resource Exhaustion
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Centos
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Linuxmint
Red Hat
Red Os
Rocky Linux
Suse
Thunderbird
Ubuntu