Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2021-38501 (CCN-210697)

Assigned:2021-10-05
Published:2021-10-05
Updated:2021-11-04
Summary:Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 92 and Firefox ESR 91.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 93, Thunderbird < 91.2, and Firefox ESR < 91.2.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/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): High
Availibility (A): High
8.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/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): High
Availibility (A): High
8.8 High (REDHAT CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/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): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
9.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
CWE-120
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2021-38501

Source: MISC
Type: Broken Link
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1685354%2C1715755%2C1723176

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
firefox-cve202138501-code-exec(210697)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 6578563 (Application Performance Management)
Multiple vulnerabilities of Mozilla Firefox (less than Firefox 91.8.0ESR) have affected Synthetic Playback Agent 8.1.4.0-8.1.4 IF16 - 2022.4.0

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 6891067 (Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring)
Multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox affect IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring.

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2021-43
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 93

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-43/

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-45/

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-47/

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 93.0)
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 91.2)
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 91.2)

  • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::client:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::server:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:application_performance_management:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:7868
    P
    MozillaFirefox-102.11.0-150200.152.87.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2023-06-12
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:51971
    P
    Security update for libtpms (Moderate)
    2022-12-13
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:95400
    P
    Security update for dovecot23 (Important)
    2022-07-20
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3546
    P
    libICE6-1.0.8-12.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-28
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3252
    P
    libsmi-0.4.8-18.55 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-28
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:94882
    P
    MozillaFirefox-91.8.0-150200.152.26.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:94806
    P
    python3-py-1.8.1-5.6.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:95176
    P
    MozillaThunderbird-91.8.0-150200.8.65.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:100056
    P
    (Important)
    2022-03-30
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:6202
    P
    Security update for bind (Important)
    2022-03-21
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:6193
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2022-03-14
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:99745
    P
    (Moderate)
    2022-02-04
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:111900
    P
    MozillaFirefox-93.0-1.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-01-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:111906
    P
    MozillaThunderbird-91.2.0-1.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-01-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:111187
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-29
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:70847
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:102344
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:67365
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:76433
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:10670
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:96332
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:111845
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:109670
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:10707
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:103004
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:119810
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1792
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:6276
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:70810
    P
    Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2021-12-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:99152
    P
    (Moderate)
    2021-10-20
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:39960
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox, rust-cbindgen (Important)
    2021-10-18
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:111089
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-18
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:41166
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox, rust-cbindgen (Important)
    2021-10-18
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:43099
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox, rust-cbindgen (Important)
    2021-10-18
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:44390
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox, rust-cbindgen (Important)
    2021-10-18
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:38669
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox, rust-cbindgen (Important)
    2021-10-18
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:45596
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox, rust-cbindgen (Important)
    2021-10-18
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:74383
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:111749
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4161
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:117699
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1039
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:4226
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:65250
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:74318
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:101730
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:67291
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:76359
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:108185
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:101519
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:65315
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:59810
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:88205
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33023
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:55960
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:83464
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:126783
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26147
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:58024
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:86157
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31285
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:51675
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:60387
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:88522
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33729
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:56080
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:84222
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:127180
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29435
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:58846
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:86665
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31693
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:82642
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:23687
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:89207
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33987
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:57108
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:84681
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30137
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:59552
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:87487
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32201
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:55258
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:83344
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:125616
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:23983
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:89465
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:34564
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:57516
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:85749
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:30257
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:5134
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-15
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20213838
    P
    RHSA-2021:3838: thunderbird security update (Important)
    2021-10-13
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20213841
    P
    RHSA-2021:3841: thunderbird security update (Important)
    2021-10-13
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20213791
    P
    RHSA-2021:3791: firefox security update (Important)
    2021-10-12
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:106236
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:9597
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:99546
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20213755
    P
    RHSA-2021:3755: firefox security update (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:92596
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:108779
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:70300
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:102113
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:105647
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:8846
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:66941
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:98957
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:76009
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:92007
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:106435
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:9796
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:69546
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:92795
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:70487
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:105842
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:9041
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:67282
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:76350
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:92202
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:106722
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:10160
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:69737
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:106037
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:9406
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:99347
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:111740
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:5852
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:92397
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:10347
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:69936
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:8659
    P
    Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    BACK
    mozilla firefox *
    mozilla firefox esr *
    mozilla thunderbird *
    ibm application performance management 8.1.4