CVE-2022-31741

Mozilla: Uninitialized variable leads to invalid memory read

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 31, 2022

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:

A crafted CMS message could have been processed incorrectly, leading to an invalid memory read, and potentially further memory corruption.

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 · 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-457 · Use of Uninitialized Variable