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CVE-2021-29961 (GCVE-0-2021-29961)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-24 13:15 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:18
VLAI
Summary
When styling and rendering an oversized `<select>` element, Firefox did not apply correct clipping which allowed an attacker to paint over the user interface. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 89.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Firefox UI spoof using `<select>` elements and CSS scaling
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 89 (custom)
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