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CVE-2021-38498

Mozilla: Use-after-free of nsLanguageAtomService object

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

During process shutdown, a document could have caused a use-after-free of a languages service object, leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 93, Thunderbird < 91.2, and Firefox ESR < 91.2.

Durante el cierre del proceso, un documento podría haber causado un uso de memoria previamente liberada de un objeto de servicio de idiomas, conllevando a una corrupción de memoria y un bloqueo potencialmente explotable. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox versiones anteriores a 93, Thunderbird versiones anteriores a 91.2 y Firefox ESR versiones anteriores a 91.2

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-08-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-10-11 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-19 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 93.0
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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< 91.2
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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Thunderbird
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< 91.2
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Affected