CVE-2022-38476

high

Description

A data race could occur in the <code>PK11_ChangePW</code> function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. In Firefox, this lock protected the data when a user changed their master password. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.2 and Thunderbird < 102.2.

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1760998

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-34/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-36/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-12-22

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High