CVE-2021-29972
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability was found via testing, and traced to an out-of-date Cairo library. Updating the library resolved the issue, and may have remediated other, unknown security vulnerabilities as well. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 90.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-29972
- Assigner
- security@mozilla.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-08-05T20:15:08
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-03-25T15:14:44
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 90.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1696816 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-28/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29972 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-29972 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-04 00:42:12 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 07:28:47 | 2021-08-05T20:15Z | 2021-08-05T20:15:08 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 07:28:47 | 2022-03-25T15:14:44 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 07:28:47 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |