CVE-2021-29959
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-29959 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2021-06-24 14:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-07-12 17:42:00 UTC |
| Description | When a user has already allowed a website to access microphone and camera, disabling camera sharing would not fully prevent the website from re-enabling it without an additional prompt. This was only possible if the website kept recording with the microphone until re-enabling the camera. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 89. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-863
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202107-09) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 89 — Mozilla | MISC | www.mozilla.org | |
| Access Denied | MISC | bugzilla.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
- 198397 Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox vulnerabilities (USN-4978-1)
- 375606 Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2021-23)
- 501558 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox
- 503849 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox
- 630721 Mozilla Firefox For Android Multiple Vulnerabilities
- 710067 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202107-09)