# CVE-2022-45407: If an attacker loaded a font using \<code\>FontFace()\</code\> on a background worker, a use-after-free could have occurred, leading to a potent

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 107
- Published: 2022-12-22 · Updated: 2025-04-15

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 107

## Description

If an attacker loaded a font using <code>FontFace()</code> on a background worker, a use-after-free could have occurred, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 107.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Firefox, upgrade to a fixed version (107) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1793314

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