CVE-2021-29972

high

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found via testing, and traced to an out-of-date Cairo library. Updating the library resolved the issue, and may have remediated other, unknown security vulnerabilities as well. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 90.

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-28/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1696816

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-08-05

Updated: 2022-03-25

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High