CVE-2021-23953
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-02-26 02:11
Modified
2024-08-03 19:14
Severity ?
Summary
If a user clicked into a specifically crafted PDF, the PDF reader could be confused into leaking cross-origin information, when said information is served as chunked data. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 85, Thunderbird < 78.7, and Firefox ESR < 78.7.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1683940Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-03/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-04/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-05/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
MozillaFirefox
MozillaThunderbird
MozillaFirefox ESR
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