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
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
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cve-icon 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

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-06-24T14:15:09.417

Modified: 2021-07-02T17:21:33.130


Link: CVE-2021-23997

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