CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2022-45416

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.

6.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1793676 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-49/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-48/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-12-22 08:15

Updated : 2023-01-04 07:43

NVD link : CVE-2022-45416

Mitre link : CVE-2022-45416

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-203