When visiting a website with an overly long URL, the user interface would start to hang.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
When visiting a website with an overly long URL, the user interface would start to hang. Due to session restore, this could lead to a permanent Denial of Service.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 103.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 103 | 103 | Patch available | CNA |
- Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 103 Fixed in 103 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 103
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox 103
8 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-16661 Uncontrolled search path in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 58
- TI-2022-16667 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2022-02315 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36317
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2459-9w34-v79g
References
More Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2022-36317 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-36317 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2459-9w34-v79g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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