CVE-2021-23987 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-23987 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 31/03/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: mozilla | Vendor: Mozilla | Product: Firefox ESR
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-23987 Description

Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 86 and Firefox ESR 78.8. 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 ESR < 78.9, Firefox < 87, and Thunderbird < 78.9.

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 87 and Firefox ESR 78.9
Source: Mozilla

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).