CVE-2022-45412
Mozilla: Symlinks may resolve to partially uninitialized buffers
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · November 15, 2022
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
When resolving a symlink such as file:///proc/self/fd/1, an error message may be produced where the symlink was resolved to a string containing unitialized memory in the buffer.
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-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor