CVE-2021-38508

Name
CVE-2021-38508
Description
By displaying a form validity message in the correct location at the same time as a permission prompt (such as for geolocation), the validity message could have obscured the prompt, resulting in the user potentially being tricked into granting the permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.
NVD Severity
medium
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
MISC https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50/
MISC https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49/
MISC https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48/
MISC https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1366818
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026
MLIST https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00030.html
DEBIAN https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034
MLIST https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* firefox >= None < 94.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* firefox_esr >= None < 91.3.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* thunderbird >= None < 91.3.0

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
thunderbird edge-community 91.3.2-r0 None fixed
thunderbird edge-community 78.9.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird edge-community 78.7.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird edge-community 78.6.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird edge-community 78.5.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird edge-community 68.9.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird edge-community 68.8.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird edge-community 68.7.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird edge-community 68.6.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird edge-community 68.5.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird edge-community 68.10.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird 3.22-community 91.3.2-r0 None fixed
thunderbird 3.22-community 78.9.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird 3.22-community 78.7.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird 3.22-community 78.6.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird 3.22-community 78.5.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird 3.22-community 68.9.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird 3.22-community 68.8.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird 3.22-community 68.7.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird 3.22-community 68.6.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird 3.22-community 68.5.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird 3.22-community 68.10.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
thunderbird 3.21-community 91.3.2-r0 None fixed
thunderbird 3.20-community 91.3.2-r0 None fixed
thunderbird 3.19-community 91.3.2-r0 None fixed
thunderbird 3.18-community 91.3.2-r0 None fixed
thunderbird 3.17-community 91.3.2-r0 None fixed
librewolf edge-community 94.0-r0 None fixed
librewolf 3.22-community 94.0-r0 None fixed
librewolf 3.21-community 94.0-r0 None fixed
firefox-esr edge-community 91.3.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
firefox-esr 3.22-community 91.3.0-r0 None fixed
firefox-esr 3.21-community 91.3.0-r0 None fixed
firefox-esr 3.20-community 91.3.0-r0 None fixed
firefox-esr 3.19-community 91.3.0-r0 None fixed
firefox-esr 3.18-community 91.3.0-r0 None fixed
firefox-esr 3.17-community 91.3.0-r0 None fixed
firefox edge-community 94.0-r0 Rasmus Thomsen <oss@cogitri.dev> fixed
firefox edge-community 93.0-r0 Rasmus Thomsen <oss@cogitri.dev> fixed
firefox edge-community 92.0.1-r0 Rasmus Thomsen <oss@cogitri.dev> fixed
firefox edge-community 90.0.2-r0 Rasmus Thomsen <oss@cogitri.dev> possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 90.0-r0 Rasmus Thomsen <oss@cogitri.dev> possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 89.0-r0 Rasmus Thomsen <oss@cogitri.dev> possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 88.0.1-r0 Rasmus Thomsen <oss@cogitri.dev> possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 88.0-r0 Rasmus Thomsen <oss@cogitri.dev> possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 87.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 85.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 84.0.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 84.0.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 83.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 82.0.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 82.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 81.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 80.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 79.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 78.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 77.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 76.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 75.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 74.0.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 74.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 71.0.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 70.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox edge-community 68.0.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 94.0-r0 None fixed
firefox 3.22-community 93.0-r0 None fixed
firefox 3.22-community 92.0.1-r0 None fixed
firefox 3.22-community 90.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 89.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 88.0.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 88.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 87.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 85.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 84.0.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 84.0.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 83.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 82.0.3-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 82.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 81.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 80.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 79.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 78.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 77.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 76.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 75.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 74.0.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 74.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 71.0.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 70.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.22-community 68.0.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
firefox 3.21-community 94.0-r0 None fixed
firefox 3.20-community 94.0-r0 None fixed
firefox 3.19-community 94.0-r0 None fixed
firefox 3.18-community 94.0-r0 None fixed
firefox 3.17-community 94.0-r0 None fixed