VDB-181009 · CVE-2021-29989 · GCVE-0-2021-29989

Mozilla Firefox/Firefox ESR/Thunderbird memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-29989. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird (Web Browser) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 08/18/2021. The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-29989. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/18/2021).

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

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
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 🔍
08/18/2021 +139 days 🔍
08/18/2021 +0 days 🔍
08/19/2021 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-29989 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-29989
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-181009

Entryinfo

Created: 08/18/2021 07:27
Updated: 08/19/2021 16:01
Changes: 08/18/2021 07:27 (38), 08/19/2021 16:01 (2)
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