CVE-2021-38498

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    CVE-2021-38498

    Published: 3 Nov 2021Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: During process shutdown, a document could have caused a use-after-free of a languages service object, leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 93, Thunderbird < 91.2, and Firefox ESR < 91.2.

    References: , https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-43/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-45/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-47/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1729642

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    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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