CVE-2022-28281
Mozilla: Out of bounds write due to unexpected WebAuthN Extensions
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 5, 2022
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
If a compromised content process sent an unexpected number of WebAuthN Extensions in a Register command to the parent process, an out of bounds write would have occurred leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write