CVE-2021-29991

Mozilla: Header Splitting possible with HTTP/3 Responses

Published Nov 3, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Firefox incorrectly accepted a newline in a HTTP/3 header, interpretting it as two separate headers. This allowed for a header splitting attack against servers using HTTP/3. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 91.0.1 and Thunderbird < 91.0.1.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-16450 Firefox incorrectly accepted a newline in a HTTP/3 header, interpretting it as two separate headers. This allowed for a header splitting attack against servers using HTTP/3. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 91.0.1 and Thunderbird < 91.0.1.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5047-1 Firefox vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5248-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 10:24 PM
Reserved
Apr 1, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 3, 2021, 1:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:48 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 18, 2021, 12:00 AM