CVE-2021-23961

Published on: 02/25/2021 12:00:00 AM UTC

Last Modified on: 05/27/2022 06:18:00 PM UTC

CVE-2021-23961

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Certain versions of Debian Linux from Debian contain the following vulnerability:

Further techniques that built on the slipstream research combined with a malicious webpage could have exposed both an internal network's hosts as well as services running on the user's local machine. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 85.

  • CVE-2021-23961 has been assigned by URL Logo [email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
  • Affected Vendor/Software: URL Logo Mozilla - Firefox version < 85

CVSS3 Score: 7.4 - HIGH

Attack
Vector ⓘ		 Attack
Complexity		 Privileges
Required		 User
Interaction
NETWORK LOW NONE REQUIRED
Scope Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
CHANGED HIGH NONE NONE

CVSS2 Score: 4.3 - MEDIUM

Access
Vector ⓘ		 Access
Complexity		 Authentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
PARTIAL NONE NONE

CVE References

Description Tags ⓘ Link
Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202104-10) — Gentoo security security.gentoo.org
text/html
 URL Logo GENTOO GLSA-202104-10
[SECURITY] [DLA 2632-1] thunderbird security update lists.debian.org
text/html
 URL Logo MLIST [debian-lts-announce] 20210422 [SECURITY] [DLA 2632-1] thunderbird security update
[SECURITY] [DLA 2633-1] firefox-esr security update lists.debian.org
text/html
 URL Logo MLIST [debian-lts-announce] 20210423 [SECURITY] [DLA 2633-1] firefox-esr security update
Access Denied Issue Tracking
Permissions Required
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.mozilla.org
text/html
 URL Logo MISC bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1677940
Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202104-09) — Gentoo security security.gentoo.org
text/html
 URL Logo GENTOO GLSA-202104-09
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4897-1 thunderbird www.debian.org
Depreciated Link
text/html
 URL Logo DEBIAN DSA-4897
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4895-1 firefox-esr www.debian.org
Depreciated Link
text/html
 URL Logo DEBIAN DSA-4895
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 85 — Mozilla Release Notes
Vendor Advisory
www.mozilla.org
text/html
 URL Logo MISC www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-03/
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Related QID Numbers

  • 159161 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for thunderbird (ELSA-2021-1350)
  • 159163 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for firefox (ELSA-2021-1363)
  • 159166 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for thunderbird (ELSA-2021-1353)
  • 159167 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for firefox (ELSA-2021-1360)
  • 174939 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for MozillaFirefox (SUSE-SU-2021:1307-1)
  • 174946 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for MozillaFirefox (SUSE-SU-2021:1325-1)
  • 174961 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for MozillaFirefox (SUSE-SU-2021:1433-1)
  • 178559 Debian Security Update for firefox-esr (DSA 4895-1)
  • 178561 Debian Security Update for thunderbird (DSA 4897-1)
  • 178644 Debian Security Update for thunderbird (DLA 2632-1)
  • 178645 Debian Security Update for firefox-esr (DLA 2633-1)
  • 180604 Debian Security Update for thunderbirdfirefox-esr (CVE-2021-23961)
  • 198415 Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-4995-1)
  • 198424 Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-4995-2)
  • 239256 Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2021:1363)
  • 239257 Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2021:1362)
  • 239258 Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2021:1361)
  • 239259 Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2021:1360)
  • 239261 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2021:1353)
  • 239262 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2021:1352)
  • 239263 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2021:1351)
  • 239264 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2021:1350)
  • 296068 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 34.94.4 Missing (CPUAPR2021)
  • 352368 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for thunderbird: ALAS2-2021-1644
  • 375479 Mozilla Firefox ESR Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2021-15)
  • 375485 Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2021-14)
  • 500933 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox-esr
  • 501554 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox
  • 502381 Alpine Linux Security Update for thunderbird
  • 710019 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202104-09)
  • 710020 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202104-10)
  • 750235 OpenSUSE Security Update for MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE-SU-2021:0644-1)
  • 750245 OpenSUSE Security Update for MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-SU-2021:0621-1)
  • 940160 AlmaLinux Security Update for firefox (ALSA-2021:1360)
  • 940377 AlmaLinux Security Update for thunderbird (ALSA-2021:1353)

Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
Operating
System		DebianDebian Linux10.0AllAllAll
Operating
System		DebianDebian Linux9.0AllAllAll
ApplicationMozillaFirefoxAllAllAllAll
ApplicationMozillaFirefoxAllAllAllAll
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

Social Mentions

Source Title Posted (UTC)
Twitter Icon @pzt Firefoxは1月の85で10080ポートブロック済み。分かりづらいけど、security fixesの中のCVE-2021-23961対応ってことみたい。 ／ Firefox 85.0, See All New Feature… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2021-05-29 07:16:13
Twitter Icon @RemotelyAlerts Severity: ?? | Further techniques that built on the sli... | CVE-2021-23961 | Link for more: alerts.remotelyrmm.com/CVE-2021-23961 2022-05-27 19:31:19
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