Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2021-23977 (CCN-197292)

Assigned:2021-02-23
Published:2021-02-23
Updated:2022-05-27
Summary:Firefox for Android suffered from a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability that allowed a malicious application to read sensitive data from application directories.
Note: This issue is only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
4.6 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
5.7 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-367
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2021-23977

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1684761

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
firefox-cve202123977-info-disc(197292)

Source: GENTOO
Type: Third Party Advisory
GLSA-202104-10

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-07
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 86

Source: MISC
Type: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-07/

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* (Version < 86.0)

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:111899
    P
    		MozillaFirefox-92.0-1.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-01-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:105476
    P
    		MozillaFirefox-92.0-1.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-10-01
    BACK
    mozilla firefox *