CVE-2021-23988
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CVE-2021-23988 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 87.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1684994%2C1686653Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-10/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1684994%2C1686653Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-10/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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