CVE-2022-36317
Publication date 22 December 2022
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
When visiting a website with an overly long URL, the user interface would start to hang. Due to session restore, this could lead to a permanent Denial of Service.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 103.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| firefox | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
mdeslaur
starting with Ubuntu 22.04, the firefox package is just a script that installs the Firefox snap
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |