CVE-2022-38477

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-12-22. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Mozilla developer Nika Layzell and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 103 and Firefox ESR 102.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.2, Thunderbird < 102.2, and Firefox < 104.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
57%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 22, 2022

Last Modified

April 15, 2025

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 27, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 102.2 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-36/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 102.2 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-34/
generic

Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 104 — Mozilla

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-33/
generic

Client Challenge

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1760611%2C1770219%2C1771159%2C1773363

Patch Availability(14)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntufirefox-locale-ast (104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntuthunderbird-locale-id (1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-25ubuntu
redhatthunderbird-0:91.13.0-1.el7_92022-08-24redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:91.13.0-1.el8_62022-08-24redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:91.13.0-1.el8_12022-08-24redhat
redhatfirefox-0:91.13.0-1.el8_12022-08-24redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:91.13.0-1.el8_22022-08-24redhat
redhatfirefox-0:91.13.0-1.el8_22022-08-24redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:91.13.0-1.el8_42022-08-24redhat
redhatfirefox-0:91.13.0-1.el9_02022-08-24redhat
redhatfirefox-0:91.13.0-1.el7_92022-08-24redhat
redhatfirefox-0:91.13.0-1.el8_62022-08-24redhat
redhatfirefox-0:91.13.0-1.el8_42022-08-24redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:91.13.0-1.el9_02022-08-24redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(6 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
firefox-esr—102.2.0esr-1—
thunderbird—1:102.2.0-1—
Debian:13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
firefox-esr—102.2.0esr-1—
thunderbird—1:102.2.0-1—
Debian:14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
firefox-esr—102.2.0esr-1—
thunderbird—1:102.2.0-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(14)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-38477?
CVE-2022-38477 is a high vulnerability published on December 22, 2022. Mozilla developer Nika Layzell and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 103 and Firefox ESR 102.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This…
When was CVE-2022-38477 disclosed?
CVE-2022-38477 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 22, 2022, with the most recent update on April 15, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-38477 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-38477 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 42.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-38477?
CVE-2022-38477 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-38477?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-38477, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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