CVE-2021-38498 (GCVE-0-2021-38498)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-11-03 00:03
Modified
2024-08-04 01:44
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CWE
- Use-after-free of nsLanguageAtomService object
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
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