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.
Published: 2022-12-22
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3196-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3199-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5282-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5284-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-48288 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5726-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5824-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Mozilla Firefox Firefox Esr Thunderbird
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Aus Rhel E4s Rhel Eus Rhel Tus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-15T14:51:49.870Z

Reserved: 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-45416

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T14:09:56.986Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-22T20:15:44.347

Modified: 2025-04-15T15:16:02.510

Link: CVE-2022-45416

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-11-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-45416 - Bugzilla

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