VDB-177568 · CVE-2021-29946 · GCVE-0-2021-29946

Mozilla Firefox/Firefox ESR/Thunderbird Alt-Svc Header integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Alt-Svc Header Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to integer overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-29946. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird (Web Browser) (version now known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Alt-Svc Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 06/25/2021. The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-29946. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 07/02/2021).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org.

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Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: mozilla.org

Timelineinfo

04/01/2021 🔍
06/25/2021 +85 days 🔍
06/25/2021 +0 days 🔍
07/02/2021 +7 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-29946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-29946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-177568

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2021 11:42
Updated: 07/02/2021 10:12
Changes: 06/25/2021 11:42 (39), 07/02/2021 10:06 (5), 07/02/2021 10:12 (18)
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