CVE-2022-40961 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

During startup, a graphics driver with an unexpected name could lead to a stack-buffer overflow causing a potentially exploitable crash.<br>*This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 105.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Google	Android
Mozilla	Firefox

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1784588
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40/

History

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-15T14:50:36.525Z

Reserved: 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-40961

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:28:42.945Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-22T20:15:39.717

Modified: 2025-04-15T15:15:59.593

Link: CVE-2022-40961

Redhat

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