CVE-2021-43535
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CVE-2021-43535 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A use-after-free could have occured when an HTTP2 session object was released on a different thread, leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 93, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A use-after-free could have occured when an HTTP2 session object was released on a different thread, leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 93, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.
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 | < 93.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 91.3.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 91.3.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1667102Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-43/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1667102Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-43/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50/Vendor Advisory
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