CVE-2021-23978: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-23978 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 26 · Related 12Timeline
- 26-02-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 85 and Firefox ESR 78.7. 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 < 86, Thunderbird < 78.8, and Firefox ESR < 78.8.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.53%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
74%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.53% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu6 products
- firefox< 86.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 86.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 86.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs68All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs78All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian3 products
- firefox-esr< 78.8.0esr-1
- thunderbird< 1:78.8.0-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0
Mozilla3 products
- firefox< 86 | < 86.0
- firefox_esr< 78.8
- thunderbird< 78.8
3 vendors · 12 products
References
16 links- bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=786797%2C1682928%2C1687391%2C1687597X Refsource MISCREPORTBroken LinkIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00000.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory