CVE-2022-22737

Constructing audio sinks could have lead to a race condition when playing audio files and closing windows. This could have lead to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.

Affected

Mozilla · Firefox ESR · Firefox · Thunderbird

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 54th percentile

Published

2022-12-22

Updated

2025-04-16

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1745874

Security advisories

• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-02
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-03

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry