CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-26387

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Published: Dec 22, 2022 | Modified: Dec 30, 2022
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

When installing an add-on, Firefox verified the signature before prompting the user; but while the user was confirming the prompt, the underlying add-on file could have been modified and Firefox would not have noticed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 98, Firefox ESR < 91.7, and Thunderbird < 91.7.

Weakness

The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource’s state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Firefox Mozilla * 98.0 (excluding)
Firefox_esr Mozilla * 91.7 (excluding)
Thunderbird Mozilla * 91.7 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References