Use After Free in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2021-43535

A use-after-free could have occured when an HTTP2 session object was released on a different thread, leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 93, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.011 (62.6th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43535?
CVE-2021-43535 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-43535?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.