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ghsa-f7wc-pcqv-5mwm

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-24 19:19

Modified

2022-05-24 19:19

Details

During process shutdown, a document could have caused a use-after-free of a languages service object, leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 93, Thunderbird < 91.2, and Firefox ESR < 91.2.

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cve-2021-38498

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2021-11-03 00:03

Modified

2024-08-04 01:44

Severity ?

Summary

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-47/	x_refsource_MISC
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-45/	x_refsource_MISC
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-43/	x_refsource_MISC
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1729642	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

▼

Mozilla

Firefox

Version: unspecified < 93

	Mozilla	Thunderbird	Version: unspecified < 91.2
	Mozilla	Firefox ESR	Version: unspecified < 91.2

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

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