CVE-2022-38475

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Published Dec 22, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An attacker could have written a value to the first element in a zero-length JavaScript array. Although the array was zero-length, the value was not written to an invalid memory address. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 104.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 104

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-41058	An attacker could have written a value to the first element in a zero-length JavaScript array. Although the array was zero-length, the value was not written to an invalid memory address. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 104.
Ubuntu USN	USN-5581-1	Firefox vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.451% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1773266
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-33/

History

Apr 15, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

Weaknesses

CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 15, 2025, 5:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: Dec 22, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 15, 2025, 5:26 PM
Reserved: Aug 19, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:54 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:54 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 22, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

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