CVE-2021-38504

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    CVE-2021-38504

    Published: 8 Dec 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: When interacting with an HTML input element's file picker dialog with webkitdirectory set, a use-after-free could have resulted, leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-49/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-50/, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00030.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14, https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5026, https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-48/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1730156

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    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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