CVE-2021-38497
Published: 3 November 2021
Through use of reportValidity() and window.open(), a plain-text validation message could have been overlaid on another origin, leading to possible user confusion and spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 93, Thunderbird < 91.2, and Firefox ESR < 91.2.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 6.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
|
| focal |
Released
(93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Released
(93.0+build1-0ubuntu0.21.04.1)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(93.0+build1-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(93.0+build1-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(93)
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
|
|
mozjs38 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs52 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
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
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
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
|
|
| hirsute |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| impish |
Needs triage
|
|
| jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
|
| focal |
Released
(1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(1:91.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.21.10.1)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(91.2)
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38497
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-43/#CVE-2021-38497
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5132-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5248-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian