CVE-2022-40961
During startup, a graphics driver with an unexpected name could lead to a stack-buffer overflow...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-40961- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-40961- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-44207
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-44207- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7526-6xhc-xh2w
During startup, a graphics driver with an unexpected name could lead to a stack-buffer overflow...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7526-6xhc-xh2w- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12398-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-105.0.3-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-105.0.3-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12398-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score
firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 105.0.3-1.1 | 105.0.3-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-40961 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Mozilla Firefox, published December 22, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1784588
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40961
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7526-6xhc-xh2w
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40956
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lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/3HI2RC7AJAHY74Q6MK7GNGWU6TITB22V
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