CVE-2021-29966
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-29966 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2021-06-24 14:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-05-03 16:04:00 UTC |
| Description | Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 88. 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 < 89. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-787
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 | |
| Bug List | 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)