CVE-2021-24000 Affecting firefox package, versions <88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-1252116
  • published20 Apr 2021
  • disclosed24 Jun 2021

Introduced: 20 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-24000  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A race condition with requestPointerLock() and setTimeout() could have resulted in a user interacting with one tab when they believed they were on a separate tab. In conjunction with certain elements (such as &lt;input type="file"&gt;) this could have led to an attack where a user was confused about the origin of the webpage and potentially disclosed information they did not intend to. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 88.

CVSS Scores

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