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CVE-2022-38474

Published: 22 December 2022

A website that had permission to access the microphone could record audio without the audio notification being shown. This bug does not allow the attacker to bypass the permission prompt - it only affects the notification shown once permission has been granted.<br />*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 104.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur 
starting with Ubuntu 22.04, the firefox package is just a script
that installs the Firefox snap

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

4.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
firefox
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian 		focal Not vulnerable
(Android only)
jammy Not vulnerable
(Android only)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(Android only)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (104)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)
bionic Not vulnerable
(Android only)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 4.3
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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