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CVE-2021-29945

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-06-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-682

Description

The WebAssembly JIT could miscalculate the size of a return type, which could lead to a null read and result in a crash. *Note: This issue only affected x86-32 platforms. Other platforms are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.10, Thunderbird < 78.10, and Firefox < 88.

Affected products

• Mozilla Firefox: before 88.0 — fixed in 88.0
• Mozilla Firefox ESR: before 78.10 — fixed in 78.10
• Mozilla Thunderbird: before 78.10 — fixed in 78.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mozilla Firefox 88.0; Mozilla Firefox ESR 78.10; Mozilla Thunderbird 78.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1700690
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-14/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-15/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-16/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1700690
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-14/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-15/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-16/

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