CVE-2021-23973

Summary

CVECVE-2021-23973
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-02-26 02:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-05-27 18:04:00 UTC
DescriptionWhen trying to load a cross-origin resource in an audio/video context a decoding error may have resulted, and the content of that error may have revealed information about the resource. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86, Thunderbird < 78.8, and Firefox ESR < 78.8.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-209

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202104-10) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4866-1 thunderbird DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202104-09) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 86 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 78.8 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 78.8 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2578-1] thunderbird security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Access Denied MISC bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 180286 Debian Security Update for firefox-esrthunderbird (CVE-2021-23973)
  • 198355 Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-4936-1)
  • 296069 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 31.88.5 Missing (CPUJAN2021)
  • 352250 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for thunderbird: ALAS2-2021-1618
  • 500941 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox-esr
  • 501555 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox
  • 502379 Alpine Linux Security Update for thunderbird
  • 503846 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox
  • 630669 Mozilla Firefox for Android and iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2021-07)
  • 710019 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202104-09)
  • 710020 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202104-10)
  • 750329 OpenSUSE Security Update for MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE-SU-2021:0387-1)
  • 750336 OpenSUSE Security Update for MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-SU-2021:0373-1)
  • 940157 AlmaLinux Security Update for thunderbird (ALSA-2021:0657)
  • 940358 AlmaLinux Security Update for firefox (ALSA-2021:0655)
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