Due to unexpected data type conversions, a use-after-free could have occurred when interacting with the font cache. We presume that with enough effort this could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 88.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-16/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1701942 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2021-06-24 07:15
Updated : 2021-07-02 10:21
NVD link : CVE-2021-23997
Mitre link : CVE-2021-23997
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-681
Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types
Products Affected
mozilla
- firefox