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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-38497): Firefox vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-38497): Firefox vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
10/07/2021
Created
10/13/2021
Added
10/08/2021
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

Through use of reportValidity() and window.open(), a plain-text validation message could have been overlaid on another origin, leading to possible user confusion and spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 93, Thunderbird < 91.2, and Firefox ESR < 91.2.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-firefox
  • ubuntu-upgrade-thunderbird

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