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://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1701942 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-16/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2021-06-24T13:25:34
Updated: 2021-06-24T13:25:34
Reserved: 2021-01-13T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-23997
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2021-06-24T14:15:09.417
Modified: 2021-07-02T17:21:33.130
Link: CVE-2021-23997
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE