CVE-2022-45416

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.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-203, CWE-203

References

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1793676
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-48/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-49/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1793676
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/