CVE-2021-38496
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 3, 2021 at 12:03 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:02 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxFirefoxThunderbird
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
During operations on MessageTasks, a task may have been removed while it was still scheduled, resulting in memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.15, Thunderbird < 91.2, Firefox ESR < 91.2, Firefox ESR < 78.15, and Firefox < 93.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 93v < 93.091.0 ≤ v < 91.2
Affected range stops below 91.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 93, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 93.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 78.15v < 91.2
Affected range stops below 78.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 91.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 78.15v < 91.291.0 ≤ v < 91.2
Affected range stops below 78.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 91.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1725335Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-43/x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-44/x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-45/x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-46/x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-47/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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