CVE-2022-45403: Medium severity thunderbird vulnerability

Published Nov 15, 2022
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Updated

Service Workers should not be able to infer information about opaque cross-origin responses; but timing information for cross-origin media combined with Range requests might have allowed them to determine the presence or length of a media file.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.5
102.5
Mozilla Firefox<107.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<102.5
Mozilla Thunderbird<102.5
Mozilla Firefox<107
107
Mozilla Firefox ESR<102.5
102.5

Event History

Nov 15, 2022
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Dec 22, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-45403?

CVE-2022-45403 is a vulnerability that allows Service Workers to infer information about opaque cross-origin responses, potentially leading to the determination of the presence or length of a media file.

2

What software is affected by CVE-2022-45403?

CVE-2022-45403 affects Firefox ESR versions prior to 102.5, Thunderbird versions prior to 102.5, and Firefox versions prior to 107.0.

3

How can this vulnerability be exploited?

This vulnerability can be exploited by Service Workers combined with Range requests and timing information for cross-origin media.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2022-45403?

CVE-2022-45403 has a severity rating of 6.5 (high).

5

How can I fix CVE-2022-45403?

To fix CVE-2022-45403, update Firefox ESR to version 102.5 or later, Thunderbird to version 102.5 or later, or Firefox to version 107.0 or later.

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