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CVE-2021-23981

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-03-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A texture upload of a Pixel Buffer Object could have confused the WebGL code to skip binding the buffer used to unpack it, resulting in memory corruption and a potentially exploitable information leak or crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.9, Firefox < 87, and Thunderbird < 78.9.

Affected products

• Mozilla Firefox: before 87.0 — fixed in 87.0
• Mozilla Firefox ESR: before 78.9 — fixed in 78.9
• Mozilla Thunderbird: before 78.9 — fixed in 78.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mozilla Firefox 87.0; Mozilla Firefox ESR 78.9; Mozilla Thunderbird 78.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1692832
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-10/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-11/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-12/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1692832
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-10/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-11/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-12/

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