Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2021-29984
Instruction reordering resulted in a sequence of instructions that would cause an object to be incorrectly considered during garbage collection. This led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.13, Thunderbird < 91, Firefox ESR < 78.13, and Firefox < 91.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.014 (69.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox_esr
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- 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-2021-29984?
- CVE-2021-29984 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2021-29984?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-29984 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.