CVE-2021-23973

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    CVE-2021-23973

    Published: 26 Feb 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: When trying to load a cross-origin resource in an audio/video context a decoding error may have resulted, and the content of that error may have revealed information about the resource. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 86, Thunderbird < 78.8, and Firefox ESR < 78.8.

    References: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-09/, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00000.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-09, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-10, https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4866, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-07/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-08/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1690976

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    Introduced- None
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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