4.3

CVE-2021-29959: mozilla firefox Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-29959
Published 24-06-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-29959 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.84%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1USN-4978-1

Timeline

  1. 24-06-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

When a user has already allowed a website to access microphone and camera, disabling camera sharing would not fully prevent the website from re-enabling it without an additional prompt. This was only possible if the website kept recording with the microphone until re-enabling the camera. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 89.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.84% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.84%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu5 products
  • firefox< 89.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 | < 89.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
  • mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mozjs68All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mozjs78All versions (No fix recorded)
Mozilla1 product
  • firefox≥ unspecified, < 89 | ≥ 78.11.0, < 89.0

2 vendors · 6 products

References

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