CVE-2021-38492
CVE-2021-38492
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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.
CVSS 6.5 · Medium · EPSS 1.2% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
firefox
- Versions
- ≥ unspecified, < 92: Affected (custom)
Update to 92
thunderbird
- Versions
- ≥ unspecified, < 91.1: Affected (custom)
- ≥ unspecified, < 78.14: Affected (custom)
Update to 78.14
firefox esr
- Versions
- ≥ unspecified, < 78.14: Affected (custom)
- ≥ unspecified, < 91.1: Affected (custom)
Update to 78.14
mozjs52 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 52.3.1-0ubuntu3
- 52.3.1-7fakesync1
- 52.8.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- 52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
mozjs38 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu1
- 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu3
- 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
mozjs68 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 68.5.0-1~fakesync
- 68.5.0-2~fakesync
- 68.6.0-1
- 68.6.0-1ubuntu1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
mozjs52 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 52.9.1-1build1
- 52.9.1-1ubuntu3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
mozjs78 Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 78.13.0-1
- 78.15.0-2
- 78.15.0-4ubuntu1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- 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
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38492