CVE-2021-38506: Medium severity thunderbird vulnerability

Published Nov 2, 2021
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Updated

Through a series of navigations, Firefox could have entered fullscreen mode without notification or warning to the user. This could lead to spoofing attacks on the browser UI including phishing.

Other sources

Through a series of web navigations, Thunderbird could have entered fullscreen mode without notification or warning to the user. This could lead to spoofing attacks on the browser UI including phishing.

Mozilla

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
debian/firefox
118.0.2-1
debian/firefox-esr
91.12.0esr-1~deb10u1115.3.1esr-1~deb10u1102.15.0esr-1~deb11u1115.3.1esr-1~deb11u1102.15.1esr-1~deb12u1115.3.0esr-1~deb12u1115.3.0esr-1115.4.0esr-1
debian/thunderbird
1:91.12.0-1~deb10u11:115.3.1-1~deb10u11:102.13.1-1~deb11u11:115.3.1-1~deb11u11:102.15.1-1~deb12u11:115.3.1-1~deb12u11:115.3.1-1
Mozilla Thunderbird<91.3
91.3
Mozilla Firefox<94
94
Mozilla Firefox ESR<91.3
91.3
Mozilla Firefox<94.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<91.3.0
Mozilla Thunderbird<91.3.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0

Event History

Nov 2, 2021
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Dec 8, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:21 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:21 PM
DescriptionWeakness

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-38506.

2

What software is affected by this vulnerability?

This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2021-38506?

The severity of CVE-2021-38506 is high.

4

How can this vulnerability be exploited?

This vulnerability can be exploited through a series of navigations, allowing Firefox to enter fullscreen mode without notification or warning to the user.

5

What is the impact of this vulnerability?

This vulnerability could lead to spoofing attacks on the browser UI, including phishing.

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