Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-49/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-48/ (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-45416?
- CVE-2022-45416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-45416?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-45416 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.