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TI-2022-11072 Aliases CVE-2022-28288GHSA-qm5f-gm4h-wq94

Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Mozilla developers and community members Randell Jesup, Sebastian Hengst, and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 98. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 99.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00556 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 99

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MozillaFirefoxbefore 9999Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 99 Fixed in 99 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 99.0VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 99.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 99

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Mozilla Firefox 99

    10 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 7 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-11068 Improper output encoding in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
    • TI-2022-11071 In unusual circumstances, selecting text could cause text selection caching to behave…Priority MEDIUM 62
    • TI-2022-11069 Out-of-bounds read in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 62
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-28288
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qm5f-gm4h-wq94

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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