CVE-2021-23979 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-23979 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 26/02/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: mozilla | Vendor: Mozilla | Product: Firefox
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-23979 Description

Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 85. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 86
Source: Mozilla

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).