Mozilla Firefox/Firefox ESR/Thunderbird Decoding cross-domain policy

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Decoding Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross-domain policy. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-23973. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird (Web Browser) (unknown version). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Decoding Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-domain policy vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-942. The product uses a cross-domain policy file that includes domains that should not be trusted. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 02/26/2021. The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-23973. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/05/2021).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-domain policy
CWE: CWE-942 / CWE-346 / CWE-345
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/13/2021 🔍
02/26/2021 +44 days 🔍
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03/05/2021 +7 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-23973 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-23973
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-170462

Entryinfo

Created: 02/26/2021 10:07
Updated: 03/05/2021 14:52
Changes: 02/26/2021 10:07 (38), 03/05/2021 14:49 (5), 03/05/2021 14:52 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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