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CVE-2022-46872

Published: Dec 22, 2022 | Modified: Apr 15, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.6
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
8.6 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46872
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

An attacker who compromised a content process could have partially escaped the sandbox to read arbitrary files via clipboard-related IPC messages.This bug only affects Thunderbird for Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 108, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FirefoxMozilla*108.0 (excluding)
Firefox_esrMozilla*102.6 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatfirefox-0:102.6.0-1.el7_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatthunderbird-0:102.6.0-2.el7_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatfirefox-0:102.6.0-1.el8_7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatthunderbird-0:102.6.0-2.el8_7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatfirefox-0:102.6.0-1.el8_1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatthunderbird-0:102.6.0-2.el8_1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportRedHatfirefox-0:102.6.0-1.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportRedHatthunderbird-0:102.6.0-2.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceRedHatfirefox-0:102.6.0-1.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceRedHatthunderbird-0:102.6.0-2.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatfirefox-0:102.6.0-1.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatthunderbird-0:102.6.0-2.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportRedHatfirefox-0:102.6.0-1.el8_4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportRedHatthunderbird-0:102.6.0-2.el8_4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportRedHatfirefox-0:102.6.0-1.el8_6*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportRedHatthunderbird-0:102.6.0-2.el8_6*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHatfirefox-0:102.6.0-1.el9_1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHatthunderbird-0:102.6.0-2.el9_1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportRedHatfirefox-0:102.6.0-1.el9_0*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportRedHatthunderbird-0:102.6.0-2.el9_0*
FirefoxUbuntubionic*
FirefoxUbuntufocal*
FirefoxUbuntutrusty*
FirefoxUbuntuupstream*
FirefoxUbuntuxenial*
Mozjs38Ubuntubionic*
Mozjs38Ubuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Mozjs38Ubuntuupstream*
Mozjs52Ubuntubionic*
Mozjs52Ubuntuesm-apps/focal*
Mozjs52Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Mozjs52Ubuntufocal*
Mozjs52Ubuntuupstream*
Mozjs68Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Mozjs68Ubuntufocal*
Mozjs68Ubuntuupstream*
Mozjs78Ubuntuesm-apps/jammy*
Mozjs78Ubuntujammy*
Mozjs78Ubuntukinetic*
Mozjs78Ubuntulunar*
Mozjs78Ubuntuupstream*
Mozjs91Ubuntujammy*
Mozjs91Ubuntuupstream*
ThunderbirdUbuntubionic*
ThunderbirdUbuntudevel*
ThunderbirdUbuntufocal*
ThunderbirdUbuntujammy*
ThunderbirdUbuntukinetic*
ThunderbirdUbuntulunar*
ThunderbirdUbuntumantic*
ThunderbirdUbuntunoble*
ThunderbirdUbuntutrusty*
ThunderbirdUbuntuxenial*

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