CVE-2021-23960
Mozilla: Use-after-poison for incorrectly redeclared JavaScript variables during GC
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Performing garbage collection on re-declared JavaScript variables resulted in a user-after-poison, and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 85, Thunderbird < 78.7, and Firefox ESR < 78.7.
Realizar una recolección de basura en variables de JavaScript declaradas nuevamente resultó en un usuario después del envenenamiento y un bloqueo potencialmente explotable. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox versiones anteriores a 85, Thunderbird versiones anteriores a 78,7 y Firefox ESR versiones anteriores a 78,7
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: Performing garbage collection on re-declared JavaScript variables resulted in a user-after-poison, and a potentially exploitable crash.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that responses received during the plaintext phase of the STARTTLS connection setup were subsequently evaluated during the encrypted session. A person in the middle could potentially exploit this to perform a response injection attack. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2021-01-13 CVE Reserved
- 2021-01-28 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-626: Null Byte Interaction Error (Poison Null Byte)
CAPEC
References (5)
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-03 | 2021-03-03 | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-04 | 2021-03-03 | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-05 | 2021-03-03 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23960 | 2021-02-03 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1920650 | 2021-02-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 85.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 85.0" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 78.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 78.7" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 78.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 78.7" | - |
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