CVE-2021-38492
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 3, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 10, 2021
Description
When delegating navigations to the operating system, Firefox would accept the `mk` scheme which might allow attackers to launch pages and execute scripts in Internet Explorer in unprivileged mode. *This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 92, Thunderbird < 91.1, Thunderbird < 78.14, Firefox ESR < 78.14, and Firefox ESR < 91.1.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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FirefoxMozilla |
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ThunderbirdMozilla |
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Firefox ESRMozilla |
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References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-40/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-41/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-38/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-42/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-39/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1721107
- GLSA-202208-14vendor-advisory
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