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GSD-2021-43537

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:23
Details
An incorrect type conversion of sizes from 64bit to 32bit integers allowed an attacker to corrupt memory leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0, Firefox ESR < 91.4.0, and Firefox < 95.
Aliases
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