
CVE catalog
CVE-2022-34478
firefox-esr: CVE-2022-34478
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.80% · Oct 25, 2026
The <code>ms-msdt</code>, <code>search</code>, and <code>search-ms</code> protocols deliver content to Microsoft applications, bypassing the browser, when a user accepts a prompt. These applications have had known vulnerabilities, exploited in the wild (although we know of none exploited through Thunderbird), so in this release Thunderbird has blocked these protocols from prompting the user to open them.<br>*This bug only affects Thunderbird on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102, Firefox ESR < 91.11, Thunderbird < 102, and Thunderbird < 91.11.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | firefox-esr | sid | 153.5.1esr-1 | not affected |
| Debian | firefox-esr | forky | 153.5.1esr-1 | not affected |
| Debian | firefox-esr | trixie | 140.15.0esr-1~deb13u1 | not affected |
| Debian | firefox-esr | trixie-security | 153.5.1esr-1~deb13u1 | not affected |
| Debian | firefox-esr | bookworm | 140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1 | not affected |
| Debian | firefox-esr | bookworm-security | 153.5.1esr-1~deb12u1 | not affected |
| Debian | thunderbird | sid | 1:153.5.1esr-1 | not affected |
| Debian | thunderbird | forky | 1:153.5.0esr-1 | not affected |
| Debian | thunderbird | trixie | 1:140.12.0esr-1~deb13u1 | not affected |
| Debian | thunderbird | trixie-security | 1:153.5.1esr-1~deb13u2 | not affected |
| Debian | thunderbird | bookworm | 1:140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1 | not affected |
| Debian | thunderbird | bookworm-security | 1:153.5.1esr-1~deb12u1 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | firefox-esr | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | firefox-esr | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | firefox-esr | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | firefox-esr | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | thunderbird | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | thunderbird | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | thunderbird | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | thunderbird | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [firefox-esr]Unknown
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-ach]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-af]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-all]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-an]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-ar]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-ast]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-az]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-be]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-bg]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-bn]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-br]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-bs]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-ca]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-cak]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-ca-valencia]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-cs]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-cy]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-da]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
- [firefox-esr-l10n-de]Unknown
Source package: [firefox-esr]
Details (4)
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · firefox-esr · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2022_2279-1.json]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-34478]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2022/wid-sec-w-2022-0505.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]