CVE-2021-29980
Mozilla: Uninitialized memory in a canvas object could have led to memory corruption
Severity Score
8.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Uninitialized memory in a canvas object could have caused an incorrect free() leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.13, Thunderbird < 91, Firefox ESR < 78.13, and Firefox < 91.
Una memoria no inicializada en un objeto canvas podría haber causado una función free() incorrecta, conllevando a una corrupción de la memoria y un bloqueo potencialmente explotable. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Thunderbird versiones anteriores a 78.13, Thunderbird versiones anteriores a 91, Firefox ESR versiones anteriores a 78.13 y Firefox versiones anteriores a 91.
*Credits:
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Timeline
- 2021-04-01 CVE Reserved
- 2021-08-12 CVE Published
- 2024-05-02 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-03 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource
- CWE-909: Missing Initialization of Resource
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1722204 | 2024-08-03 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03 | 2022-12-09 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14 | 2022-12-09 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-33 | 2022-12-09 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-34 | 2022-12-09 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-35 | 2022-12-09 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-36 | 2022-12-09 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29980 | 2021-08-16 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1992421 | 2021-08-16 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 91.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 91.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 78.13.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 78.13.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 78.13.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 78.13.0" | - |
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