Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2021-23973
When trying to load a cross-origin resource in an audio/video context a decoding error may have resulted, and the content of that error may have revealed information about the resource. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86, Thunderbird < 78.8, and Firefox ESR < 78.8.
EPSS: 0.014 (69.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions < 86
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions < 78.8
- Mozilla Firefox_esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions < 78.8
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-23973?
- CVE-2021-23973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-26.
- How severe is CVE-2021-23973?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.