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CVE-2021-38492
Published: Nov 3, 2021
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
When delegating navigations to the operating system, Firefox would accept the `mk` scheme which might allow attackers to launch pages and execute scripts in Internet Explorer in unprivileged mode. *This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 92, Thunderbird < 91.1, Thunderbird < 78.14, Firefox ESR < 78.14, and Firefox ESR < 91.1.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Mozilla | Firefox | affected unspecified - < 92 |
Mozilla | Thunderbird | affected unspecified - < 91.1affected unspecified - < 78.14 |
Mozilla | Firefox ESR | affected unspecified - < 78.14affected unspecified - < 91.1 |
References
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-40/
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-41/
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-38/
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-42/
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-39/
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1721107
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GLSA-202208-14
vendor-advisory
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