CVE-2021-23988
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-23988 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2021-03-31 14:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-05-03 16:04:00 UTC |
| Description | Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 86. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 87. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-787
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202104-10) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| Bug List | MISC | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 87 — Mozilla | MISC | www.mozilla.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 198311 Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-4893-1)
- 375408 Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2021-10)
- 501555 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox
- 503846 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox
- 630668 Mozilla Firefox for Android and iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2021-10)
- 710020 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202104-10)