UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29961

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29961

    Published: 2 Jun 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-29961
    Aliases:
    USN-4978-1

    Summary:

    Details: When styling and rendering an oversized `<select>` element, Firefox did not apply correct clipping which allowed an attacker to paint over the user interface. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 89.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-29961, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-23/#CVE-2021-29961, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4978-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29961

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -89.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

    Affected versions

    56.0+build6-0ubuntu1

    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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