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CVE-2022-45416

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Keyboard events reference strings like "KeyA" that were at fixed, known, and widely-spread addresses. Cache-based timing attacks such as Prime+Probe could have possibly figured out which keys were being pressed. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.5, Thunderbird < 102.5, and Firefox < 107.

How to fix

Remediation Available
firefoxDebian
Fixed in:107.0-1CVE-2022-45416
firefoxUbuntu
Fixed in:107.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5726-1
Fixed in:107.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5726-1
thunderbirdUbuntu
Fixed in:1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5824-1
Fixed in:1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5824-1
Fixed in:1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-5824-1
Fixed in:1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.10.1USN-5824-1
DeveloperEditionWindows application
Affected:107.0Fixed in:107.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application
Affected:107.0Fixed in:107.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox ESR (en-US)Windows application
Affected:102.5Fixed in:102.5Mozilla
Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US)Windows application
Affected:102.5Fixed in:102.5Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days
48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

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