Mozilla Firefox up to 91.x on Android intent Scheme denial of service

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 91.x on Android. The affected element is an unknown function of the component intent Scheme Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2021-29993. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 91.x on Android (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing of the component intent Scheme Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.
The weakness was released 11/03/2021. The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-29993 since 04/01/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.
Upgrading to version 92.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 8.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Firefox 92.0
Timeline
04/01/2021 🔍11/03/2021 🔍
11/03/2021 🔍
11/06/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2021-29993 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-29993
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185961
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
Entry
Created: 11/03/2021 08:32Updated: 11/06/2021 15:58
Changes: 11/03/2021 08:32 (43), 11/06/2021 15:52 (1), 11/06/2021 15:58 (18)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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