Is CVE-2021-24000 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-24000 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-24000?

CVE-2021-24000 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-24000?

CVE-2021-24000 has an EPSS score of 0.60% (45th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24000?

Upgrade firefox on debian unstable to 88.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-24000

LOW

3.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A race condition with requestPointerLock() and setTimeout() could have resulted in a user interacting with one tab when they believed they were on a separate tab. In conjunction with certain elements (such as <input type="file">) this could have led to an attack where a user was confused about the origin of the webpage and potentially disclosed information they did not intend to. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 88.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:88.0-1CVE-2021-24000

firefoxUbuntu

Fixed in:88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-4926-1

Fixed in:88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2USN-4926-1

Fixed in:88.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-4926-1

DeveloperEditionWindows application

Affected:88.0Fixed in:88.0Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application

Affected:88.0Fixed in:88.0Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-362 (Race Condition) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-6387	High	8.1	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-36884	High	7.5	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-15473	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27983	High	8.2	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0226	Medium	6.8	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-5195	High	7.0	84%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.