CVE - CVE-2021-23997

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-23997	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Due to unexpected data type conversions, a use-after-free could have occurred when interacting with the font cache. We presume that with enough effort this could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 88.
References
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MISC:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1701942 URL:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1701942 MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-16/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-16/
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20210113	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20210113)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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