Vulnerability · Published Feb 26, 2021 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2021-23960
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-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 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Performing garbage collection on re-declared JavaScript variables resulted in a user-after-poison, and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 85, Thunderbird < 78.7, and Firefox ESR < 78.7.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox | 85.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox | 85.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox | 85.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox | 85.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox-esr | 78.7.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 78.7.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 78.7.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 78.7.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | librewolf | 85.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | librewolf | 85.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | librewolf | 85.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | librewolf | 85.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | thunderbird | 78.7.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | thunderbird | 78.7.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | thunderbird | 78.7.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | thunderbird | 78.7.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 78.7.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 78.7.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 78.7.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:78.7.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:78.7.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:78.7.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23960 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-23960 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 85 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 78.7 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | < 78.7 |
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-03/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-04/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-05/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1675755 x_refsource_MISC