CVE-2021-23997
Published: 19 April 2021
Due to unexpected data type conversions, a use-after-free could have occurred when interacting with the font cache. We presume that with enough effort this could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 88.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2)
|
| focal |
Released
(88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
|
|
| groovy |
Released
(88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.10.1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Released
(88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.04.1)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(88.0.1+build1-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(88.0.1+build1-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| kinetic |
Released
(88.0.1+build1-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| lunar |
Released
(88.0.1+build1-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(88)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
|
mozjs38 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs52 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs68 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs78 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| hirsute |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| impish |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
| kinetic |
Needs triage
|
|
| lunar |
Needs triage
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |