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CVE-2021-29982 (GCVE-0-2021-29982)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-17 19:12 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:24
VLAI
Summary
Due to incorrect JIT optimization, we incorrectly interpreted data from the wrong type of object, resulting in the potential leak of a single bit of memory. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 91 and Thunderbird < 91.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Single bit data leak due to incorrect JIT optimization and type confusion
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 91 (custom)
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