Is CVE-2021-29972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-29972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-29972?

CVE-2021-29972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-29972?

CVE-2021-29972 has an EPSS score of 1.05% (60th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-29972?

Upgrade firefox on debian unstable to 90.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-29972

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found via testing, and traced to an out-of-date Cairo library. Updating the library resolved the issue, and may have remediated other, unknown security vulnerabilities as well. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 90.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:90.0-1CVE-2021-29972

firefoxUbuntu

Fixed in:90.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5011-1

Fixed in:90.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5011-1

DeveloperEditionWindows application

Affected:90.0Fixed in:90.0Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application

Affected:90.0Fixed in:90.0Mozilla

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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.05%probability of exploitation in 30 days

60thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugzilla.mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory1

mozilla.org

Third-Party Advisory1

security.gentoo.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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