Missing Initialization of Resource Affecting firefox package, versions <91.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.27% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-1538502
  • published11 Aug 2021
  • disclosed17 Aug 2021

Introduced: 11 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-29980  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-909  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox to version 91.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

Uninitialized memory in a canvas object could have caused an incorrect free() leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.13, Thunderbird < 91, Firefox ESR < 78.13, and Firefox < 91.

CVSS Scores

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