VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-23997

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.82%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-06-24

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-681

Primary references

security@mozilla.org — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory