PT-2021-3562 · Mozilla+8 · Firefox+10
Emil Ghitta
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Published
2021-07-13
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Updated
2024-12-12
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CVE-2021-29976
CVSS v2.0
10
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox versions prior to 90
Firefox ESR versions prior to 78.12
Thunderbird versions prior to 78.12
Description
The issue is related to memory safety bugs present in code shared between Firefox and Thunderbird, which can lead to memory corruption. With sufficient effort, these bugs could potentially be exploited to run arbitrary code, allowing a remote attacker to access confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause a denial of service.
Recommendations
For Firefox versions prior to 90, update to version 90 or later.
For Firefox ESR versions prior to 78.12, update to version 78.12 or later.
For Thunderbird versions prior to 78.12, update to version 78.12 or later.
Exploit
Fix
Buffer Overflow
Memory Corruption
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Centos
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Linuxmint
Red Hat
Rocky Linux
Suse
Thunderbird
Ubuntu