Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2021 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2021-29978
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Mozilla VPN from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.8% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.8%top 13.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Multiple low security issues were discovered and fixed in a security audit of Mozilla VPN 2.x branch as part of a 3rd party security audit. This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN < 2.3.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Mozilla VPN | unspecified – before 2.3 |
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-31/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/797 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/798 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/799 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/800 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/801 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/803 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/804 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/805 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/806 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/808 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/809 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/810 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/812 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/816 x_refsource_MISC