CVE-2021-4129 Memory corruption in Firefox

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Memory safety bugs in Firefox and Thunderbird allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted web content.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-4129?

CVE-2021-4129 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 22 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Mozilla developers and community members Julian Hector, Randell Jesup, Gabriele Svelto, Tyson Smith, Christian Holler, and Masayuki Nakano reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 94. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 95, Firefox ESR < 91.4.0, and Thunderbird < 91.4.0.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4129?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2021-4129?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-4129 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4129 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4129, GHSA-v25r-h4v7-62rr, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4129.

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