Vulnerability · Published Dec 8, 2021 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2021-43539
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 1.7% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Failure to correctly record the location of live pointers across wasm instance calls resulted in a GC occurring within the call not tracing those live pointers. This could have led to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0, Firefox ESR < 91.4.0, and Firefox < 95.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | firefox | 91.4.0-1.el8_5.alma | ALSA-2021:5013 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | thunderbird | 91.4.0-2.el8_5.alma | ALSA-2021:5045 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | thunderbird | 91.4.0-2.el8_5.alma.plus | ALSA-2021:5045 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox | 95.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox | 95.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox | 95.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox | 95.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | firefox-esr | 91.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | firefox-esr | 91.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | firefox-esr | 91.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | firefox-esr | 91.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | librewolf | 95.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | librewolf | 95.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | librewolf | 95.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | librewolf | 95.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | thunderbird | 91.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | thunderbird | 91.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | thunderbird | 91.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | thunderbird | 91.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | 91.4.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | 91.4.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | 91.4.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | 1:91.4.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | 1:91.4.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | 1:91.4.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | firefox | 0:91.4.0-1.el8_5 | RLSA-2021:5013 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | thunderbird | 0:91.4.0-2.el8_5 | RLSA-2021:5045 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | firefox | 95.0+build1-0ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43539 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mozjs78 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43539 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – before 91.4.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – before 91.4.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – before 95 |
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-53/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-54/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-52/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1739683 x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-5026 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211229 [SECURITY] [DLA 2863-1] firefox-esr security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-5034 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220104 [SECURITY] [DLA 2874-1] thunderbird security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- GLSA-202202-03 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- GLSA-202208-14 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO