DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38508

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38508

    Published: 8 Dec 2021Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-38508

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-38508

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox-esr

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -91.3.0esr-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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