CVE-2021-23983 (GCVE-0-2021-23983)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-31 13:41 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
By causing a transition on a parent node by removing a CSS rule, an invalid property for a marker could have been applied, resulting in memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 87.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- Transitions for invalid ::marker properties resulted in memory corruption
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1692684 | x_refsource_MISC |
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Nomenclature
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