Vulnerability · Published Jun 24, 2021 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2021-29959
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
When a user has already allowed a website to access microphone and camera, disabling camera sharing would not fully prevent the website from re-enabling it without an additional prompt. This was only possible if the website kept recording with the microphone until re-enabling the camera. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 89.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox | 89.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-29959 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox | 89.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-29959 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox | 89.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-29959 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox | 89.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-29959 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | librewolf | 89.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-29959 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | librewolf | 89.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-29959 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | librewolf | 89.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-29959 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | librewolf | 89.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-29959 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29959 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-23/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1395819 x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202107-09 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO