Vulnerability Description
During operations on MessageTasks, a task may have been removed while it was still scheduled, resulting in memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.15, Thunderbird < 91.2, Firefox ESR < 91.2, Firefox ESR < 78.15, and Firefox < 93.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 93.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 78.15 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 78.15 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1725335Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-43/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-44/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-45/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-46/Broken Link
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-47/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1725335Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-43/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-44/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-45/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-46/Broken Link
FAQ
What is CVE-2021-38496?
CVE-2021-38496 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). During operations on MessageTasks, a task may have been removed while it was still scheduled, resulting in memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird...
How severe is CVE-2021-38496?
CVE-2021-38496 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2021-38496?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird, Debian Debian Linux.