CVE-2021-23981 (GCVE-0-2021-23981)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-31 13:42 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:14
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Summary
A texture upload of a Pixel Buffer Object could have confused the WebGL code to skip binding the buffer used to unpack it, resulting in memory corruption and a potentially exploitable information leak or crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.9, Firefox < 87, and Thunderbird < 78.9.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Texture upload into an unbound backing buffer resulted in an out-of-bound read
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 78.9 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 87 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 78.9 (custom)
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