CVE-2021-43538

Mozilla: Missing fullscreen and pointer lock notification when requesting both

Published Dec 8, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
By misusing a race in our notification code, an attacker could have forcefully hidden the notification for pages that had received full screen and pointer lock access, which could have been used for spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0, Firefox ESR < 91.4.0, and Firefox < 95.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2863-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2874-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5026-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5034-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-30467 By misusing a race in our notification code, an attacker could have forcefully hidden the notification for pages that had received full screen and pointer lock access, which could have been used for spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0, Firefox ESR < 91.4.0, and Firefox < 95.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5186-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5246-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5248-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:03 AM
Reserved
Nov 8, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 8, 2021, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:11 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Dec 7, 2021, 12:00 AM