CVE-2021-23975
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CVE-2021-23975 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. The developer page about:memory has a Measure function for exploring what object types the browser has allocated and their sizes. When this function was invoked we incorrectly called the sizeof function, instead of using the API method that checks for invalid pointers. EPSS estimates a 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The developer page about:memory has a Measure function for exploring what object types the browser has allocated and their sizes. When this function was invoked we incorrectly called the sizeof function, instead of using the API method that checks for invalid pointers. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 86.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1685145Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-07/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1685145Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-07/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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