CVE-2021-38496

Mozilla: Use-after-free in MessageTask

Published Nov 3, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2782-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2874-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4981-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5034-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-24948 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5107-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5132-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5248-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00949}

epss

{'score': 0.01429}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 1:44 AM
Reserved
Aug 10, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 3, 2021, 1:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:02 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 5, 2021, 12:00 AM