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CVE-2021-43538

Mozilla: Missing fullscreen and pointer lock notification when requesting both

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

By misusing a race in our notification code, an attacker could have forcefully hidden the notification for pages that had received full screen and pointer lock access, which could have been used for spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0, Firefox ESR < 91.4.0, and Firefox < 95.

Mediante el uso indebido de una carrera en nuestro código de notificación, un atacante podría haber ocultado a la fuerza la notificación de las páginas que habían recibido acceso a pantalla completa y bloqueo de puntero, lo que podría haber sido usado para ataques de suplantación de identidad. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Thunderbird versiones anteriores a 91.4.0, Firefox ESR versiones anteriores a 91.4.0 y Firefox versiones anteriores a 95

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:

By misusing a race in our notification code, an attacker could have forcefully hidden the notification for pages that had received full screen and pointer lock access, which could have been used for spoofing attacks.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-11-08 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-12-08 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-16 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
  • CWE-1021: Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mozilla
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Firefox
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< 95.0
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Mozilla
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Firefox Esr
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< 91.4.0
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Mozilla
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Thunderbird
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< 91.4.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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9.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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10.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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11.0
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